Delhi Police Write To Google, Instagram Seeking Details Of 'Toolkit' Shared By Greta Thunberg On Twitter

Delhi Police has also asked Google and social media platform Instagram about 2 e-mail IDs, 1 Instagram account and 1 URL which was mentioned in the Toolkit. 

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New Delhi: Delhi Police on Friday wrote to tech giant Google seeking details through which the controversial 'Toolkit' document for farmers protest was uploaded which was later shared on Twitter by Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg. As per reports, Delhi Police has asked for 'registration details' and 'activity log' of the account through which the document was uploaded.

News agency ANI reported that Delhi Police has also asked Google and social media platform Instagram about 2 e-mail IDs, 1 Instagram account and 1 URL which was mentioned in the Toolkit. 

After a priliminary investigation, Delhi Police allegedly believe that the toolkit played a key role in inciting violence during farmers' tractor rally on Republic Day and thus has asked Google to share the details. As per report, Delhi Police have scrutinised several social media account and have also placed 300 handles under observation.

Meanwhile, Delhi Police, earlier in the day, filed an FIR against the "pro-Khalistan" creators of a toolkit, which was made in connection with the farmers' protest, alleging it aimed to wage a "social, cultural and economic war against the Government of India".

"The intention of the creators of the tool kits appears to create disharmony among various social, religious and cultural groups and encourage disaffection and ill-will against the government of India. It also aims at waging social cultural and economic war against India," Delhi Police had said in a statement.

Initial enquiry has revealed that the 'toolkit' in question appears to have been created by a pro-Khalistani Organisation "Poetic Justice Foundation".

"A section of the documents titled "prior action" delineates the following action plan, digital strike through hashtags on or before 26th January, Tweets storm 23rd January onwards, Physical action on 26th January, Watch-out or join farmers' march into Delhi and back to borders," the Police said.

In its investigation, Police also found that the unfolding of events past few days including the violence of January 26 has revealed copycat execution of the 'action plan' detailed in the toolkit.