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HC grants Twitter India chief interim relief from summons by UP cops

The court directed Ghaziabad police not to take any coercive steps against him

New Managing Director for Twitter India Manish Maheshwari
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Managing Director for Twitter India Manish Maheshwari

BS Web Team New Delhi
Karnataka High Court on Thursday granted interim relief to Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari against notice issued by the UP police in a case related to a video that went viral on the platform.

The court directed Ghaziabad police not to take any coercive steps against him and said that if the cops want to examine Twitter India chief, they can do so through virtual mode.

During the hearing, Maheshwari's counsel told Karnataka HC that he is just an employee of the organisation and has nothing to do with the offence.

Maheshwari's counsel further informed the court that his

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