India, June 7 -- Delhi Police has registered an FIR against unidentified persons for spreading misinformation about an ongoing demolition drive, following a complaint by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) - the government's slum management agency.

The FIR comes after chief minister Rekha Gupta directed officials to take strict legal action against those spreading panic through false claims, the CM's office said on Friday.

In its complaint, DUSIB stated that a publicly available list of 675 JJ bastis from its website - meant for administrative purposes - is being falsely circulated as a list of slums slated for demolition, triggering fear and unrest among vulnerable communities.

"No such demolition has been planned by the...