The Hyderabad Police on Friday registered a case against Meta for allegedly circulating offensive photos and videos of the Prime Minister
A Meta spokesperson said Friday that they were cooperating with the concerned agencies to resolve the matter linked to a case by the Hyderabad Police over the alleged circulation of morphed and objectionable content about Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media platforms during the recent Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest.
The Hyderabad Police on Friday registered a case against Meta’s India head, Arun Srinivas, as well as several Facebook and Instagram accounts for allegedly circulating offensive photos and videos of the Prime Minister.
We are in touch with the concerned agencies and are cooperating with them to resolve the matter: Meta Spokesperson https://t.co/kk8DD4lzLI— ANI (@ANI) August 1, 2026
“We are in touch with the concerned agencies and are cooperating with them to resolve the matter”, said the Meta spokesperson, according to ANI.
About The Case
The case was filed by the Cybercrime unit of the Hyderabad Police on complaints of two individuals who alleged that while scrolling Instagram –– a Meta platform –– they came across multiple morphed and digitally manipulated videos and images of PM Modi in an obscene, derogatory, and misleading manner.
“The comments contain offensive language, ridicule, and indecent remarks directed at the Hon’ble Prime Minister and other individuals depicted in the manipulated content, thereby amplifying the offensive nature of the posts and encouraging their wider circulation and engagement. The above content appears to have been digitally altered or AI-generated and circulated on social media,” said the complainants.
They argued that such content could mislead the public, spreading misinformation and inciting hate or public unrest.
“Such content has the potential to mislead the public, spread misinformation, incite hatred or public unrest, outrage public decency, defame or insult the dignity of public figures, disturb public order, promote hostility among different sections of society, and otherwise violate the applicable provisions of law”.
The complaint was filed by S Aravind Reddy, a 29-year-old businessman, and T Saikiran Goud, a Telangana BJP activist.
