X tells High Court impostor posed as Delhi Police to seek account takedowns

X has told the Delhi High Court that takedown requests for the accounts of the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) and the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) did not come from the Delhi Police. The platform says an impostor posed as the police to seek the removal of the accounts.

The company's submission describes the notices as coming from an impostor and not from the force. Its statement to the court, as reported, says the requests were made by someone pretending to be the Delhi Police.

What the court has been told

X's position is that the notices were not genuine police orders. The sources do not give details of the exact wording of the requests or how many accounts were targeted beyond the two named groups.

IFF and SFLC are digital rights organisations that work on issues of online speech and privacy in India. Their accounts were the subject of the takedown requests now before the court.

What is not yet known

The sources do not say whether the Delhi Police have responded to X's submission, or whether the impostor has been identified. It is also not clear whether the court has issued any directions on the matter. Further hearings in the case have not been reported.