Case against X user for defamatory tweet against LS Speaker Om Birla’s daughter

MUMBAI, July 26 : A Case has been registered against unknown individuals for creating and sharing false tweets on social media platform X, defaming Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s daughter Anjali Birla, an Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) officer.
The police have registered a case on a complaint filed by Anjali’s brother at the Nodal Cyber Police Station in Mumbai. The investigation is underway, and no arrests have been made yet.
The cyber police have summoned the X user who posted the tweet and those who retweeted it.
According to the police, the accused, using the Twitter handle ‘parody Dhruv Rathee’, shared false and disrespectful comments about Anjali, claiming she was a professional model and became an IAS officer in one attempt. It was shared by several others. They also shared her private photos without permission, violating her privacy and damaging her reputation.
The tweets aimed to create confusion about the UPSC Commission and question the authenticity of government examination procedures. Anjali’s father, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, was also targeted in the tweets. (UNI)