Resignation claim about IPS Sumit Jha investigated amid CJP Protest

New Delhi: A viral Resignation claim involving IPS officer Sumit Jha has come under investigation amid the CJP Protest by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in Delhi. Delhi Police has described the social media posts as misleading and sought information from the social media platform X about the accounts linked to them. The police is also trying to determine where those accounts were being operated from. The claim that Sumit Jha had resigned is not true.

Delhi Police seeks information from X over resignation claim

According to reports, a post by a person named Syed Chaudhary claimed that IPS officer Sumit Jha, the staff officer to the Delhi Police Commissioner, had resigned. The posts were circulated during the CJP demonstration held in October. Delhi Police has asked X to provide the IP addresses of the relevant accounts so that aspects connected with their operation can be examined.

The request for IP address information is part of the police inquiry into the accounts and the material published through them. At this stage, the police is examining how the posts were circulated and where the accounts may have been operated from. The available information does not establish that the claim about the officer’s resignation was genuine.

Delhi Police said that a similar claim had also surfaced during the CJP demonstration held in July. At that time, the police described a viral video as fake and digitally prepared. The police shared the officer’s original video and appealed to people not to forward the edited clip further.

Investigation also covers misleading videos linked to the protest

Cases involving old videos being shared on social media as if they showed a new event also emerged during the CJP protests. Media reports said Delhi Police had sent a notice to X seeking information about 30 social media handles. The inquiry is examining the identities of the account operators, the authenticity of the posts and the possibility that the videos were altered.

The police had earlier expressed concern about misleading material connected with the demonstrations. Some videos were reportedly circulated as footage from 10 October even though they showed scenes from older protests or other events. In such cases, the police appealed to people not to share videos or posts without verifying them.

Police examines possible Pakistan link

Delhi Police has sought the IP addresses of the relevant accounts to find out whether they may have been operated from Pakistan. This should currently be treated as one aspect of the investigation. Available reports have not confirmed the alleged foreign connection. The request for information from X is intended to help the police examine that possibility along with other questions concerning the accounts.

What did the police commissioner say about the CJP Protest?

Amid the developments, Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar defended the action taken during the CJP Protest on 10 October. According to Media reports, the police said permission had not been granted for the march and that protesters were taken into preventive custody because of the possibility that the law and order situation could deteriorate.

In support of its position, the police also referred to alleged incidents of violence and damage to property during the July demonstration. The statement formed part of the police’s explanation for the action taken during the 10 October protest, while the social media material connected with the demonstrations remains under examination.

The investigation into the viral Resignation claim concerning Sumit Jha and the misleading social media content related to the protests is continuing. The available information indicates that the claim about his resignation was false, while questions about the accounts, the circulation of edited or old videos and their possible origin are still being examined. Delhi Police has urged people to verify viral videos and posts before treating or sharing them as genuine.