Overview
- Kerala Police’s cyber wing, which registered the FIR late Wednesday in Thiruvananthapuram, named X Corp and the handle @valiant_Raju and opened a criminal probe.
- Investigators cited Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions on provocation, forgery and public mischief, along with Section 66C of the IT Act on identity theft, and issued takedown notices under IT rules.
- The 77-second clip uses AI images of Narendra Modi and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to suggest BJP–Election Commission collusion tied to a retracted letter that the poll body called a clerical error.
- Police say the video could mislead voters and trigger unrest, and they allege X left it up despite takedown requests while they work to identify the creators and those who amplified it.
- With the Model Code of Conduct in force before Kerala votes on April 9, authorities urged people not to share unverified material and said violations would draw swift legal action.