{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Delhi Police presses X to identify user behind defamatory posts on constitutional heads",
  "summary": "Delhi Police has written to X demanding removal of a post and full details of the account holder accused of spreading defamatory content against people holding constitutional posts.",
  "content": "Delhi Police has written a formal letter to X (formerly Twitter) demanding urgent action on a complaint alleging that the platform is being used to spread offensive, malicious and defamatory content targeting people holding constitutional posts.\n\nWhat police have asked X to do\nThe letter lists five separate demands. First, the platform must immediately take down the post or video named in the complaint. Second, X must hand over complete details of the account holder who posted the content, including their full name, address, contact details and email ID, along with a full record of login and logout activity carrying exact time and date stamps. Third, any other information relevant to the investigation must also be shared. Fourth, all data linked to the alleged post or video must be preserved for future use so that evidence is not lost.\n\nA certificate under Section 63(4) of the BSA\nThe fifth demand asks for a certificate under Section 63(4) of the BSA, the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. This provision is what makes digital evidence admissible in court, meaning the preserved data could later be used as legal evidence if the case proceeds further.\n\nNot the first such case\nThis is not the first time strict action has followed defamatory content aimed at public figures on social media. In recent months, a court directed the Aam Aadmi Party and Saurabh Bhardwaj to take down a defamatory video against Bansuri Swaraj, ruling that freedom of expression cannot be used as cover for defamation. In a separate case, a court similarly held that freedom of speech on social media is not a license to run defamation or malicious campaigns.\n\nWhat this means for you\nThis case shows that posting defamatory content against people holding constitutional posts on social media will no longer stay easy or anonymous.\n\n• Across India: Platforms can now be compelled by police to share the identity, login details and data of users who post objectionable content about public figures.\n• In Delhi: Delhi Police is directly acting on this complaint, which could lead to further investigation and legal action against the accused account holder.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. Why did Delhi Police write to X?\nBecause a complaint alleged that the platform was being used to spread offensive and defamatory content against people holding constitutional posts.\n\n2. What details has police asked X to share?\nThe full name, address, contact details, email ID and time-and-date-stamped login and logout records of the accused account holder.\n\n3. Will the reported post or video be taken down?\nYes, police have asked the platform to immediately remove the alleged post or video.\n\n4. What is Section 63(4) of the BSA?\nIt is a provision of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam under which police have asked for a certificate that makes digital evidence admissible in court.\n\n5. Have similar social media defamation cases come up before?\nYes, in recent months courts have also issued strict directions over defamatory content against public figures, including ordering the Aam Aadmi Party and Saurabh Bhardwaj to remove a video against Bansuri Swaraj.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/delhi/badanama-karane-vale-postsa-para-delhi-police-sakhta-x-se-mangi-yujara-ki-puri-janakari-11712",
  "category": "Delhi",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-29",
  "tags": [
    "Delhi Police",
    "X",
    "Defamation",
    "Constitutional Heads",
    "Social Media",
    "BSA"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}