SIA files charge sheet against X-handler

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Mar 8: The State Investigation Agency (SIA), Kashmir filed a charge sheet against a twitter (now X) handler before the Designated Special Court under NIA Act Budgam.
A police spokesman said that the case pertains to publishing of anti-national, secessionist and pro-terrorist content on social media.
“The case was registered on information that a twitter handle Lacerated Kashmir is publishing content on Twitter which is secessionist and anti-India in nature; and promotes terrorism in J&K. Accordingly a formal case was registered vide FIR No. 18 of 2022 in Police Station CIK/SIA Kashmir,” he said.
He said that during extensive technical investigation, SIA identified the twitter handler as Irfan-Ul-Haq of Kawoosa Khalisa of Budgam District. The accused had created multiple Twitter (X) accounts under pseudonyms to conceal his identity from Law Enforcement Agencies.
He said that the SIA successfully identified twitter (X) handles like lacerated Kashmir, The Resistance Kashmir, Maimed Kashmir and Wounded Kashmir which were being operated by the accused person to spread secessionist ideology, promoting terrorism and downplaying lawful administrative regime, besides he has also shown disrespect to the Indian National Flag through his twitter posts.
He said that the charge sheet was filed by SIA Kashmir against the accused for commission of crime under Sections 153-A of IPC, Section 13 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Section 02 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act.