Ghaziabad Police has sent a legal notice to the Managing Director of Twitter India in connection with a viral video of an elderly man in the Loni area of UP being assaulted, LiveLaw and ANI reported. The police asked the official to be present himself in the Loni Border PS in Ghaziabad district within a week. A few days back the Loni Police Station registered cases against Twitter India, Twitter Inc, Congress politicians and journalists in regards to tweets that were posted over the case. Twitter was named as an accused in the case as it had allegedly failed to delete 'provocative' tweets despite clarification regarding the matter by Ghaziabad Police. MediaNama has reached out to Twitter for a comment regarding the matter, and the post will be updated when we receive a response. The present notice was sent to Twitter Communication India Private Limited's Managing Director on June 17 to record his statement in regards to the case that was registered on June 15. The notice has been sent under Section 160 of the CRPC which states that a police officer investigating a matter has the power to summon any person who may have information regarding the matter being investigated or may be acquainted with the circumstances of the case. [embed]https://twitter.com/LiveLawIndia/status/1405739563595616260[/embed] The notice in Hindi written by the Loni Border Police Station when loosely translated to English said that some people had allegedly posted Tweets 'to spread hatred among society' and Twitter had not taken cognisance of these tweets…
