Overview
- Mahua Moitra shared videos accusing BJP IT chief Amit Malviya of calling Noida police during the attempted detention and alleged local officers helped the suspect flee.
- Noida Police said they fully assisted the visiting team, raided the Lotus Panache flat named in the warrant, informed the suspect’s wife, and did not find him at the address.
- West Bengal officers said they briefly detained the accused before Noida personnel took them to a station for about 1.5 hours, a claim Uttar Pradesh officials dispute.
- Police and FSL/Cyber Cell findings stated the circulated screenshots were forged, and West Bengal’s Cyber Crime Wing issued urgent takedown notices to X over the content.
- FIRs were registered, a Section 41A notice was issued, and a Nadia court ordered a non-bailable warrant for a Noida-based accused reported to be linked to a local BJP media cell, with searches ongoing.