Ayodhya verdict: UP Police forms cyber cell to monitor WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter

To prevent any untoward incident following the Supreme Court verdict in the politically-sensitive Ayodhya dispute, the Uttar Pradesh Police has formed a Cyber and media cell in Gautam Buddha Nagar to monitor social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Instagram.

Sources told Zee Media sources that UP Police officials are closely monitoring the posts, pictures and videos being shared on various social media platforms ahead and after the SC verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case. 

At least 50 WhatsApp groups and around 70 people have been identified in the district by the Cyber Cell of the UP Police. The UP Police has also issued a stern warning that strict action will be taken against any individual or group found to be circulating malicious and provocating content.

The landmark verdict will be delivered around 10:30 am by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. 

The five-judge bench was hearing appeals challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict, which ordered equal division of the 2.77-acre of disputed land in Ayodhya among the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and the Ram Lalla.