The
Delhi Police have registered an FIR against 'The Caravan' magazine for
allegedly spreading false information that a farmer died in police firing at
the ITO intersection on January 26 after the proposed tractor rally by the
protesting farmers rally turned violent in the national capital on Republic
Day.
Besides, on Thursday i.e. January 28
the Noida Police had booked Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, journalists Rajdeep Sardesai,
Mrinal Pande, Vinod K. Jose (The Caravan) and others for sedition.
An FIR lodged at the Sector 20 police station stated that they were booked for
tweeting and spreading fake news pertaining to the death of a farmer during the
tractor rally in Delhi on January 26.
The post-mortem report of the deceased person
suggested the cause of death to be head injury after his tractor turned turtle.
"As per the post-mortem report, the cause of
death is shock and haemorrhage due to a head injury received after his tractor
overturned," said a senior police officer.
The case has been registered at the IP Estate police
station. The FIR also names certain other persons who too tried to mislead the
public.
On 26 January, The Caravan had put out a tweet citing
an eyewitness, saying the farmer was shot by the police.