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'Toolkit' case: Delhi Police quizzed Twitter India MD on May 31, say sources

India Today has accessed exclusive details of "manipulated media" probe against Twitter. According to sources, Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari was quizzed by Delhi Police over BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra's tweet being tagged as "manipulated media". Sources further told India Today that Delhi Police team travelled to Bengaluru on this May 31 to question Maheshwari in connection with the case.

Government sources say that the Delhi Police's probe is not only establishing a clearer picture of Twitter India's links with the US-based parent company but also revealing a "complex web of corporate veil to mislead Indian law-enforcing entities".

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