Maharashtra Police seek X users' personal data over posts criticising Amruta Fadnavis

Maharashtra Cyber Police issued an October 19, 2026 notice asking X Corp to hand over data on accounts behind posts critical of Amruta Fadnavis, wife of the state's chief minister. The Section 94 BNSS request covers names, emails, phone numbers, IP logs, device identifiers and location data, and asks X to preserve all records.

• Notice cites FIR 82/2026 under BNS Sections 352 and 353 and IT Act Section 67
• Police seek registration details, IP logs, device identifiers and location data
• Most flagged posts are no longer accessible and return error pages
• India's Supreme Court has limited data requests covering periods before an alleged offence