Spreading "Hatred": Case Over Fake 'Akhilesh Yadav' Twitter Account

The party said the FIR was registered against unidentified persons at Gautampalli police station on a complaint given by Naresh Uttam on Sunday evening.

The Samajwadi Party on Tuesday said it has filed a case against unidentified persons for allegedly creating a fake Twitter account of party chief Akhilesh Yadav and spreading "hatred". "An FIR was registered by SP state president Naresh Uttam against unknown persons for making fake accounts of party chief Akhilesh Yadav to spread hatred. Under the patronage of those in power, the game to defame and vitiate peace is going on," the party said in a tweet on Tuesday. It said the FIR was registered against unidentified persons at Gautampalli police station on a complaint given by Naresh Uttam on Sunday evening.