The Nagpur Cyber Police have registered an FIR against multiple social media content creators for allegedly executing a defamatory digital campaign targeting Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari.The legal action stems from online posts criticising the government’s ethanol-blended fuel policy.Nagpur Joint Commissioner of Police Navinchandra Reddy said, “An offence has been registered based on the complaint received. The FIR details the names of the individuals involved and the nature of the posts, as well as the obscene or abusive comments made by certain people. The police are currently investigating the matter.”The complaint was filed by Shishir Arun Tripathi, convener, BJP Nagpur City Social Media Cell. According to the complaint, a YouTube video uploaded on July 3 by content creator Manish Kashyap allegedly contained false, defamatory and misleading statements regarding Gadkari and ethanol fuel, with the intent to mislead the public.The complaint further alleged that similar misleading videos and posts were circulated through other YouTube and Instagram accounts, including ‘Desi Boys’, ‘Harshit Rathi’, and ‘Anklesh Inwati’, making what the complainants described as baseless and objectionable allegations against the minister. The complaint also claimed that the content had the potential to disturb public peace and create confusion among citizens.Based on the complaint and the digital evidence submitted, the Nagpur Cyber Police registered the FIR under Sections 356, 352 and 296 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, along with Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000.