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Delhi weather office’s X account hacked, ‘inappropriate’ posts trigger probe

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New Delhi, Jun 22 (PTI) A day after some “inappropriate” posts were reposted by the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Regional Weather Forecasting Centre, the weather department on Sunday said its X account was hacked and the matter was under investigation.

PTI brought the issue to the IMD’s attention on Saturday evening. Following this, the IMD deleted the reposts and began a probe.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the IMD said that RWFC New Delhi’s X handle was “hacked” on Saturday and some “inappropriate posts were made”.

“Corrective actions taken to remove those posts. Matter is being further investigated,” it said. PTI GVS DIV DIV

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