# X says Gujarat Police misused IT rule to remove Adani posts 2026-08-13T04:50:28+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet X (formerly Twitter) has told the Karnataka High Court that Gujarat Police repeatedly used Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act to remove posts critical of industrialist Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The company filed seven takedown notices signed by Inspector General Bipin Ahire as evidence. X argues that the provision is being used as a parallel censorship mechanism without the safeguards of Section 69A. Targeted posts included a tweet about an Adani mining project, a video on heatwaves, and criticism of the Modi government. Gujarat Police said the posts spread misinformation or undisclosed deepfakes. ## Coverage - medianama.com Tags: Adani Group, free speech, Gujarat Police, IT Act, Section 79, X Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/x-says-gujarat-police-misused-it-rule-to-remove-adani-posts/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/x-says-gujarat-police-misused-it-rule-to-remove-adani-posts/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.