AGARTALA: Niti Deb, wife of former chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb, registered an FIR on Tuesday seeking an investigation into a defamatory note circulated on social media soon after Deb quit as CM on May 14.
The complaint mentioned that the note was false and defamatory. However, police said the note was circulated from a deactivated phone number and an investigation has been launched to trace the source.
The note has detailed some specific charges against Biplab Deb, including the case references, which was circulated among the top brasses of BJP in New Delhi and the media. The post said Deb was forced to resign following some serious personal charges. The BJP insiders alleged that in the run-up to Deb’s resignation, a conspiracy was hatched against deputy chief minister and well-liked leader of the state, Jishnu Dev Varma, to prevent his elevation as chief minister.
