Austrian economist Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn’s ‘X’ account blocked after his post to ‘dismantle India’
New Delhi: The ‘X’ account of renowned economist from Austria Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn has been blocked by the Central government, following his controversial post to ‘dismantle India’.
The government disabled the economist’s account on Friday after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) flagged the post and also directed ‘X’ administration board to withhold its access in India.
Fehlinger-Jahn had posted on his account, “I call to dismantle India into ExIndia. @narendramodi is Russia's man. We need friends of freedom for @KhalistanNet,” after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. Modi and Putin, in addition, had a bilateral meeting in relation to the Summit and also shared a car ride to the venue.
Further, the economist had shared a map showing almost all territories of India as belonging to Pakistan, Khalistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.
The screenshot of the map of the country, however, sparked outrage among social media users, with Fehlinger-Jahn being called a troll by many netizens, and leading the government to take action in the matter.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, expressing her anger to Fehlinger-Jahn’s post, called the remarks as ‘insane’ and asked the Ministry of External Affairs to raise the issue with the Austrian Embassy.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
