Responding to a query while addressing a press conference here in the national capital on Friday. Jaiswal said that India’s stance on the treaty remains unchanged.

The ministry, headed by Ashwini Vaishnaw, will seek an explanation from the company — which also owns Facebook and WhatsApp — about the advertisements. Government officials are expected to ask Meta how it allowed its platform to host such ads and what it is doing to stem them.

After their police custody ended, the accused appeared before the Vadgaon Maval court. The police requested a remand extension and permission to conduct polygraph tests on both.