The Delhi Police has ordered social media platforms to remove purportedly objectionable posts about Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared during the youth protest, The Indian Express reported on Monday.

The newspaper quoted an unidentified police officer as saying that notices have been issued to three platforms directing them to take down the content.

The posts were being identified by the police’s social media monitoring team.

The Delhi Police had identified 450 social media accounts that shared alleged deepfake videos and content generated using artificial intelligence during the protests, The Indian Express reported.

The police are also examining whether the content had the potential to disturb public order, PTI quoted an unidentified officer as saying.

The content was posted online during the youth protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party political campaign to demand the resignation of Pradhan over the alleged irregularities in the conduct of competitive exams.

On July 20, thousands joined the protest in Delhi two days after the police forcibly took activist Sonam Wangchuk, who had been on a hunger strike for three weeks, to hospital. Their march to Parliament was met with a crackdown by the police. Dozens were injured as the police used lathis, fired tear gas shells and pellet guns against the demonstrators.

The police action turbocharged the agitation, which spread to other parts of the country and forced Pradhan to resign on Saturday.

Edited by Tanya Shrivastava.

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