Government suspends DoT official for posting incendiary video on Youtube

The government on Tuesday suspended a telecom department (DoT) official who had asked the Delhi police to take action against an individual for posting an “incendiary” video on You Tube. A DoT order dated February 26 said, “Competent Authority In excercise of powers …hereby places the said Shri Ashish Joshi an SAG officer …posted as Controller of Communication Accounts, Uttarakhand, under suspension with immediate effect. ” The DoT order did not specify any reason for the suspension of Joshi. Joshi on Monday had written to Delhi Police Commissioner for action against a person in the name of Kapil Mishra alleging that he has circulated a highly “incendiary video, provoking people to attack some citizens” on You Tube and Twitter in violation to IT Act and Indian Penal Code.