Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police today lodged a criminal case against Congress leader Digvijaya Singh over his alleged remarks that the Telangana police has set up a “bogus” ISIS website to radicalise Muslim youths and encourage them to join the terror outfit.
Based on a complaint by TRS MLA M Gopi Nath from Jubilee Hills constituency, accusing the AICC general secretary Singh of defaming the police through his comments, a case was registered against him under the relevant IPC sections, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Banjara Hills Division) Uday Kumar Reddy told.
It is to be mentioned that earlier, in a series of tweets, Congress General Secretary, Digvijaya Singh sparked a controversy. He claimed that Telangana cops are trying to trap Muslim men in joining them to the Islamic State.
He tweeted, “Telangana Police has set up a bogus ISIS site which is radicalising Muslim Youths and encouraging them to become ISIS Modules.”
Telangana Police has set up a bogus ISIS site which is radicalising Muslim Youths and encouraging them to become ISIS Modules.
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) May 1, 2017
It was on their information that MP Police arrested accused who were responsible for the bomb blast in train in Shajapur District of MP
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) May 1, 2017
The issue is whether Telangana Police should be trapping Muslim Youths in becoming ISIS modules by posting inflammatory information?
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) May 1, 2017
Is It Ethical ? Is it Moral ? Has KCR authorised Telangana Police to trap Muslim Youths and encourage them to join ISIS ?
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) May 1, 2017
With inputs from PTI