The New Indian Express ·
Delhi airport files FIR against social media handles for spreading false waterlogging content
NEW DELHI: The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has lodged an FIR against 63 social media handles for allegedly circulating misleading and factually incorrect posts depicting flooding and waterlogging at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.
An official report from DIAL said the handles were "falsely suggesting disruption to airport operations. The social media accounts shared videos and posts that did not accurately represent the actual situation at the airport."
For instance, in one of these posts, an old video of waterlogging at Dubai airport was claimed to be a video of the Delhi airport, it said. DIAL added that such content was intended to create public mischief, spread misinformation, defame a critical public utility service, and create unwarranted concerns among passengers regarding the operational status of the airport.