‘Imposter’ sent fake police notices seeking to block IFF, SFLC accounts: X tells Delhi High Court

The Hindu · The Hindu Bureau · 2026-11-06 12:54 UTC

X reveals impostor fake police notices attempted to block IFF and SFLC; Delhi High Court closes case after fraud confirmation.

Fraudulent notices purportedly issued by the Delhi Police seeking the blocking of accounts belonging to the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) and the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) were sent by an “imposter”, social media platform X told the Delhi High Court on Friday (November 6, 2026).

Appearing before Justice Amit Mahajan, X’s counsel said an internal investigation had established that the communications were not genuine police notices. The platform also assured the court that it had not acted on the requests and would not take down the organisations’ accounts.

“We did not act on it. Notices are not sent by the Delhi Police. We have filed a complaint with the Delhi Police last night to find the imposter,” X’s counsel submitted.

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