Controversial content on Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj not removed, FIR against 4 Wikipedia editors

Maharashtra Cyber ​​Police has registered a case against four editors of Wikipedia for not removing objectionable content written on Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj from the online platform. A case has been registered against them under relevant sections. Officials have given this information. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed displeasure over this controversy and took a tough stand against those who distort and give wrong information.

Before the case was registered, the nodal agency had sent a notice to the California-based Wikimedia Foundation, which is a non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia. Through the notice, a request was made to remove the objectionable content from Wikipedia. Even after the notice, the objectionable content was not removed, after which Maharashtra Cyber ​​Police registered a case against four editors of Wikipedia.

The information published on Wikipedia is incorrect.

In the notice, Maharashtra Cyber ​​Agency had told 'The Wikimedia Foundation' that the information published on Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj on Wikipedia is incorrect and can create a law and order situation in the state. It was told that Sambhaji Maharaj, son of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Empire, is revered in India. It was said in the notice that the information posted on Wikipedia can also cause dissatisfaction among his followers.

Case filed against four Wikipedia editors

Maharashtra Cyber ​​Agency said in the notice that no response was received from Wikimedia regarding the removal of the content, after which Maharashtra Cyber ​​Police has registered a case against four editors of Wikipedia under the relevant sections of the IT Act. It has been told that these objections have come in the background of the Hindi film Chhava based on the life of Sambhaji Maharaj. This film has been released recently. Let us tell you that Wikipedia is an online platform where certain people can publish content for free. The Chief Minister also expressed anger over the content written Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. He says that the information has been published incorrectly.