Delhi weather office's X account hacked, 'inappropriate' posts trigger probe
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.
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