Twitter recently dropped an incorrect map of India on its website that showed Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as a separate country. The social media giant has already been facing legal trouble in the country and now a second FIR this month has been filed against the micro-blogging website in UP. Twitter India chief Manish Maheshwari has been personally named in the FIR. 

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The incorrect map which has now been removed was displayed in the “Tweep Life” section of Twitter’s website after it was flagged by a user. "This act of treason has been committed intentionally and action should be taken," reads the complaint filed by Bajrang Dal's leader Praveen Bhati. 

The case has been filed under Section 505 (2) of the Indian Penal Code which deals with creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes. The case was also filed under Section 74 of the IT (Amendment) Act 2008.

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Twitter chief Mr Maheshwari was summoned earlier this month over a separate FIR after links to the assault of a Muslim man in UP caused a controversy. The claim made by journalists Rana Ayyub and Saba Naqvi was debunked by the police as “fake news” and were also named in the FIR. The FIR said that tweets were shared with a motive to "provoke communal sentiments.”

Twitter is amidst a tussle with the Indian Government and is at a stand-off over compliance with the new IT rules. This is not the first time Twitter has shown an incorrect map of India as it has happened two more times in the past few months. The IT ministry could issue a show-cause notice to the social media giant and may also recommend action for the repeated offence. 

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Twitter’s stand-off with the Indian government has also caused an interim grievance officer, Dharmendra Chatur, to quit his position as of this week. In the past, Twitter also got into trouble over censoring posts related to the farmer’s protests against the new controversial laws earlier this year. The Indian Government also asked the site to remove the "manipulated media" tag on tweets posted by BJP leaders. The social media giant refused to comply which resulted in the Delhi Police visiting Twitter’s office in Delhi and Gurgaon. 

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