NEW DELHI: Delhi Police’s cyber cell has launched a probe after an FIR in connection with a document tweeted by Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday night.
The cops aim to establish the identity of the creators of this toolkit with detailed plans for creating disruption in the capital through January and February. It predates the January 26 violence and indicates execution of a conspiracy, they believe. Specific plans about January 26 were mentioned in the document, which Thunberg deleted shortly after uploading and posted a new changed version later, the cops said.
The FIR, lodged under IPC sections of sedition, hatching a criminal conspiracy and promotion of enmity amongst groups, doesn’t name Thunberg. The probe will suggest who the accused are, the cops said.

The cops are writing to Google for the original document uploaded by Thunberg. A notice will be served on the basis of the FIR. “The toolkit appears to have been created by a pro-Khalistani organisation, Poetic Justice Foundation,” said special commissioner Praveer Ranjan.
“The intention of its creators appears to be to create disharmony among social, religious and cultural groups and enco-urage disaffection and ill-will against the Government of India,” Ranjan said.
It also aims at waging social, cultural and economic war against India,” special commissioner Praveer Ranjan said.
Sources said that some of the websites, entities and foundations mentioned in the document were already under the scanner of various agencies. A more focused probe has been initiated against them.
Ranjan said Delhi Police was monitoring the social media in connection with the farmers’ agitation and had identified over 300 handles being used for pushing hateful and malicious content. “These handles are being used by some organizations and individuals having a vested interest to spread disaffection and ill-will against Government of India. While the farmers may not even be aware what forces were guiding their actions and setting their agenda, there are clear indications that either hostile deep state actors are behind it or will join to exploit the sentiments. This input was shared with the leaders of various farmer organizations,” he said.

Ranjan said that they were monitoring the social media when the document came to their notice. The initially uploaded document laid out a road map and also put out an action plan split in two parts titled “prior action and urgent action”.
The “prior action” part stated that a “digital strike” through hashtags was to be carried out on or before January 26 and a “tweet storm” January 23 onwards. It called for physical action on January 26 by joining the farmers’ march to Delhi and back to the borders on that day, explained Ranjan. He said that the unfolding of events in the past few days, including the violence on Republic Day, had revealed “copycat execution” of the action plan. “Delhi Police has registered a case under sections 124-A, 153-A, 153 and 120-B IPC which will be investigated by the cyber cell,” a senior cop added.
Sources told that the central government was concerned about the contents of the document as it felt it had the potential to create disharmony and hatred within Indian society, inciting people against some top business houses of the country.
The toolkit asked people to share photos and video messages, sign online petitions and organise protests around Indian embassies, media houses, and local government offices.
“Either find protests happening in your city, state or country and participate in large (or small) numbers or organize one. In addition, you are encouraged to organise solidarity protests either at or near Indian embassies, near your local government offices or offices of various multinationals…this is not going to end anytime soon,” read the document.
It said that the compilation of the messages and videos would be shown at different protest sites of farmers, as Singhu and Tikri borders. “It will first be projected on a screen there and then shared on social media and other platforms.” The document also raised unsubstantiated questions regarding “human rights violations” in India and exhorted people to question the government, said the sources.
“India’s farmers and other citizens need the global community to pay attention…It is paramount to put international pressure on India’s government,” it read.
(With inputs by Pankaj Doval)