An FIR has been registered against BJP leader and former IAS officer OP Chaudhary for allegedly circulating a fake video on social media regarding coal theft in a Coal India mine in Chhattisgarh’s Korba, police said.
On Saturday, a First Information Report (FIR) against Chaudhary was filed on the complaint of Congress leader Madhusudan Das from Bankimongra, Korba, under sections 505 (1)(b) of the IPC (with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public, or to any section of the public whereby any person may be induced to commit an offence against the State or against the public tranquility).