Mangaluru: Journalist Vicky Nanjappa on Friday denied his links to the viral audio clip on social media platforms against Dr. Srinivas Kakkilaya in the wake of a recent mask incident in a supermarket in the city.

A video clip of Dr. Kakkilalya arguing with the store owner without wearing a mask, when the store owner asked him to wear a mask. A case against Dr. Kakkilya was also registered in this regard.

On Wednesday night, an audio clip went viral across social media purported to be a conversation with the store owner. In the audio clip, the person can be heard abusing Dr. Kakkilaya and was provoking the store owner that he should’ve physically assaulted the doctor for arguing.

The audio clip went viral claiming to be that of Journalist Vicky Nanjappa. Speaking to Vartha Bharati, Nanjappa denied the audio to clip to be his and added that he came to know about Dr. Kakkilalya’s incident only through a newspaper and has no links whatsoever to any of its developments.

Earlier, the same audio clip was being circulated claiming to be that of advocate Rajesh Kudva, the claim was played down before circulating the audio using Nanjappa’s name.

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New Delhi, Apr 28: The Delhi Police registered a case on Sunday after a complaint by the Ministry of Home Affairs in connection with the doctored videos of Union Home Minister Amit Shah being circulated on social media platforms, officials said.

The Special Cell has registered an FIR under various sections of the IPC and relevant provision of the IT Act, they said. Sources in the Special Cell said that now arrests are likely to follow across the country.

According to the complaint filed by Sinku Sharan Singh, DC, Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), some doctored videos are being circulated on social media with "the intent of creating disharmony among communities which is likely to affect public tranquility and public order."

According to the complainant, links from which the videos were shared were also attached for further action.

A copy of the FIR was also sent to the IFSO unit of the Delhi Cyber Police.