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Ex-IAS officer in UP booked for false propaganda

Uttar Pradesh police have booked a former IAS officer, Surya Pratap Singh for allegedly making false propaganda against the state government by tweeting a seven-year-old photograph of bodies floating in the Ganga.

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Published : May 16, 2021, 10:52 AM IST

Unnao: A former IAS officer-turned-activist has been booked by Unnao police for allegedly making false propaganda against the state government by tweeting a seven-year-old photograph of bodies floating in the Ganga in Unnao and claiming them to be recent ones spotted in the river in Ballia.

In an FIR at Unnao Sadar Kotwali police station, the 1982-batch former IAS officer, Surya Pratap Singh, has also been accused of claiming on social media that 67 bodies were buried on the Ganga banks at Unnao using earthmovers and without performing last rites.

Ex-IAS officer in UP booked for false propaganda

Police said the case was lodged on May 13 following several complaints by locals who alleged that by making such an irresponsible tweet, he vitiated the atmosphere in the district.

During the preliminary probe, the Unnao police found that the photograph tweeted by Singh dated back to January 13, 2014, in which around 100 bodies were seen floating on the Ganga in Unnao's Pariyar Ghat."

  • जल्द ही मुझे हिस्ट्रीशीटर घोषित कर मुझपर 50 हज़ार का इनाम रख दिया जाए।

    वैसे ट्वीट करने से अगर ‘छवि की हत्या’ हो रही हो तो 302 के तहत मुझपर हत्या का मुक़दमा भी चलाया जा सकता है।

    संविधान की कठोरतम धाराएँ लगाइए, क्रूरता में किसी प्रकार की कमी ना रह जाए।

    — Surya Pratap Singh IAS Rtd. (@suryapsingh_IAS) May 15, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Meanwhile, releasing a video message, Singh said, "I am the biggest criminal in Uttar Pradesh. My crime is that I have sought beds, oxygen and medicines. My crime is that I have demanded dignified disposal of bodies."

  • नमस्कार!

    मैं उत्तरप्रदेश का सबसे बड़ा अपराधी सूर्यप्रताप सिंह बोल रहा हूँ।

    मेरा अपराध है की मैंने जनता के लिए बेड, आक्सीजन और दवाइयों की माँग की..

    मेरा अपराध है की मैंने जनता के शवों का सम्मान से अंतिम संस्कार करने की माँग की..

    दो मिनट मेरी बात जरूर सुनें सरकार। pic.twitter.com/TmcMRStLh2

    — Surya Pratap Singh IAS Rtd. (@suryapsingh_IAS) May 15, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"The Uttar Pradesh government does not want to listen to the truth. The situation is very gloomy and when I tweeted about the matter, the police booked me for spreading false propaganda," he said in the video.

ALSO READ: Yogi govt UP's liability in handling Covid-19: Akhilesh

Unnao: A former IAS officer-turned-activist has been booked by Unnao police for allegedly making false propaganda against the state government by tweeting a seven-year-old photograph of bodies floating in the Ganga in Unnao and claiming them to be recent ones spotted in the river in Ballia.

In an FIR at Unnao Sadar Kotwali police station, the 1982-batch former IAS officer, Surya Pratap Singh, has also been accused of claiming on social media that 67 bodies were buried on the Ganga banks at Unnao using earthmovers and without performing last rites.

Ex-IAS officer in UP booked for false propaganda

Police said the case was lodged on May 13 following several complaints by locals who alleged that by making such an irresponsible tweet, he vitiated the atmosphere in the district.

During the preliminary probe, the Unnao police found that the photograph tweeted by Singh dated back to January 13, 2014, in which around 100 bodies were seen floating on the Ganga in Unnao's Pariyar Ghat."

  • जल्द ही मुझे हिस्ट्रीशीटर घोषित कर मुझपर 50 हज़ार का इनाम रख दिया जाए।

    वैसे ट्वीट करने से अगर ‘छवि की हत्या’ हो रही हो तो 302 के तहत मुझपर हत्या का मुक़दमा भी चलाया जा सकता है।

    संविधान की कठोरतम धाराएँ लगाइए, क्रूरता में किसी प्रकार की कमी ना रह जाए।

    — Surya Pratap Singh IAS Rtd. (@suryapsingh_IAS) May 15, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Meanwhile, releasing a video message, Singh said, "I am the biggest criminal in Uttar Pradesh. My crime is that I have sought beds, oxygen and medicines. My crime is that I have demanded dignified disposal of bodies."

  • नमस्कार!

    मैं उत्तरप्रदेश का सबसे बड़ा अपराधी सूर्यप्रताप सिंह बोल रहा हूँ।

    मेरा अपराध है की मैंने जनता के लिए बेड, आक्सीजन और दवाइयों की माँग की..

    मेरा अपराध है की मैंने जनता के शवों का सम्मान से अंतिम संस्कार करने की माँग की..

    दो मिनट मेरी बात जरूर सुनें सरकार। pic.twitter.com/TmcMRStLh2

    — Surya Pratap Singh IAS Rtd. (@suryapsingh_IAS) May 15, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"The Uttar Pradesh government does not want to listen to the truth. The situation is very gloomy and when I tweeted about the matter, the police booked me for spreading false propaganda," he said in the video.

ALSO READ: Yogi govt UP's liability in handling Covid-19: Akhilesh

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