Breaking News: Google CEO Sundar Pichai, UP police launched FIR for 'defamatory' video against others. Dropped the name later

 UP police, Sundar Pichai, FIR against Sundar Pichai and 17 others, later dropped the FIR

FIR launched against Sundar Pichai,UP Police

                                  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, UP police launched FIR for 'defamatory' video against him.  Police in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, later removed the name from the FIR.  Last week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and 17 others were named in the affidavit. There was a video allegation against them.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi was allegedly insulted in the video, but later removed the names of tech giant officials from the FIR.

                                 

  UP police, Sundar Pichai, Sundar Pichai have an FIR against 17 people, FIR, Varanasi police

                               

 Police in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, last week filed a case against Google chief executive Sundar Pichai and 17 others for   defaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a video, but the technicians' names were later removed from the FIR, police officials said.

  The names of Pichai and three other top Google officials have been deleted after their involvement in the case was not found, a police official told PTI over phone.

                            

  The FIR was lodged following a complaint by a local resident who claimed that the video had been viewed on a WhatsApp group and later on YouTube.  He received more than 8,500 threatening calls on his mobile phone when he objected to the video, which was viewed by more than five million people, officials said.

                                 

  Apart from the US-based Pichai, three other Google India officials, including Sanjay Kumar Gupta, have been named in the FIR.

                                   

 The others in the FIR are Gazipur district-based musicians who make videos, a recording studio and a local music label company.

  The FIR has been filed   under sections 504 of the Indian Penal Code (intentional insult for violating peace), 506 (criminal intimidation), 500 (defamation), 120B (party to criminal conspiracy).

 

  Complaints under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act (disclosure or transmission of obscene material) are also leveled against the accused.

                                   

   "The names of the Google officials were removed from the FIR on the same day," said a local police official, adding that they were not involved in the case.