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Delhi Police have registered an FIR against senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan for allegedly sharing a doctored video of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, which purportedly contained remarks critical of India. The video was flagged during a cyber patrolling exercise on November 3, and the FIR was filed under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act. The Ministry of External Affairs had previously debunked the video, confirming it was fabricated. The video was shared by Bhushan with the caption, 'a tight slap by the Russian foreign minister on India. What kind of advice was Jaishankar giving to Russia?' The police are investigating the matter and examining the content and its circulation on social media.
The doctored video allegedly showed Lavrov criticising India's domestic affairs and its purchases of Russian oil. This comes after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Lavrov on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Atlanta, US, on October 31. The meeting covered the Ukraine conflict, the situation in the Gulf, and wider multilateral issues.
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