Karnataka HC restrains UP police from taking any coercive action against Twitter India’s MD

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court, in an interim order on Thursday, restrained the Uttar Pradesh police from taking any coercive action against Twitter India’s Managing Director Manish Maheshwari on a notice issued to him over a viral video that had taken a communal twist.

However, the court said if the police want to question him or require him for investigation, they may do so virtually.Justice G Narendar passed the interim order after hearing a petition filed by Maheshwari, a resident of Whitefield in Bengaluru, while adjourning the matter to June 29.