Razorpay on AltNews donor data: Handed over data after receiving ...
28 October 2024
Payments gateway Razorpay has responded to AltNews' statement, which claimed that the payments platform shared its donor data with the police. Razorpay clarified that it complied with an official notice from the authorities.
A Razorpay spokesperson told Moneycontrol, "We received an official written notice from police authorities under Section 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which we complied with by sharing the data. We are required to comply with this notice as mandated by law."
Under Section 91 of the CrPC, any court or officer in charge of a police station can request data that is considered important for any ongoing investigation.
Payments gateway Razorpay has responded to AltNews' statement, which claimed that the payments platform shared its donor data with the police. Razorpay clarified that it complied with an official notice from the authorities. A Razorpay spokesperson told Moneycontrol, "We received an official written notice from police authorities under Section 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which we complied with by sharing the data. We are required to comply with this notice as mandated by law." Under Section 91 of the CrPC, any court or officer in charge of a police station can request data that is considered important for any ongoing investigation.
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