NEW DELHI: A day after the Mumbai Police registered a complaint against a group of TikTok users for posting controversial videos related to the mob lynching of Tabrez Ansari in Jharkhand, the Chinese short video-messaging app on Tuesday said it has removed the users from its platform.
The members of the group– Faisal Shaikh, Hasnain Khan, Faiz Baloch, Adnan Shaikh and Sadhan Faroqui – uploaded a video supporting Ansari that was heavily criticized on social media for spreading hate speech.
Mumbai Police cyber cell has registered an FIR against a group of people allegedly circulating a video on TikTok, related to mob lynching of Tabrez Ansari in Jharkhand. Matter is being investigated. TikTok has removed the video and suspended the accounts of the group of people. pic.twitter.com/YCs6xX8sJs
— ANI (@ANI) July 9, 2019
Shiv Sena activist Ramesh Solanki had filed a complaint against the TikTok group named “Team 07” — that has nearly 4 crore followers — at the Mumbai Police’s cyber cell. Solanki, in his complaint, said the video shows how “the public at large may have killed Tabrez, but if tomorrow, his progeny exercises revenge then he mustn’t be a called a ‘Muslim Terrorist'”.
Filed complaint against @mr_faisu_07 n his gang with @CMOMaharashtra @CPMumbaiPolice @MumbaiPolice for inciting people n justifying violence,terrorism
Hope to see action soon @narendramodi @AmitShah @AUThackeray @ippatel @ShefVaidya @SureshChavhanke @UnSubtleDesi @TajinderBagga pic.twitter.com/QZhSjqaE1x— Ramesh Solanki🇮🇳 (@Rajput_Ramesh) July 8, 2019
And finally investigation starts against @mr_faisu_07 and his gang under sec 153A IPC by Cyber Cell upon my complaint
A long legal battle ahead but I am ready for the fight
Thanks everyone for the love and support 🙏@narendramodi @AmitShah @AUThackeray @ippatel @ShefVaidya pic.twitter.com/82cWMUJHw7— Ramesh Solanki🇮🇳 (@Rajput_Ramesh) July 8, 2019
“The video in question, which has violated our Community Guidelines, is no longer available on TikTok. Such irresponsible acts will not be tolerated on our platform, hence we have suspended three user accounts and are cooperating with law enforcement agencies,” the company said in a statement.
The three user accounts that has been removed belong to Hasnain Khan, Faisal Shaikh and Sadhan Faroqui.
The Jharkhand High Court on Monday sought a report from the state government on the mob lynching of Ansari in Seraikela-Kharsawan district on June 17 and the violence that took place in Ranchi during an agitation to protest the tragedy.
Ansari was brutally thrashed by a mob on suspicion of a bike theft and forced to chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’. He died five days later in judicial custody. Eleven people have been arrested in the case.
[source_without_link]IANS inputs[/source_without_link]