IMD’s X account for New Delhi temporarily hacked

IMD's New Delhi Twitter account was hacked, posting inappropriate content. Posts were removed, and an investigation is underway, confirms IMD.

Published on: Jun 23, 2025, 05:30:12 IST

By Jasjeev Gandhiok

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said the X account of its New Delhi meteorological centre was hacked to make politically partisan posts. IMD said these posts were removed and the matter was being investigated.

IMD’s X account for New Delhi temporarily hacked

“The RWFC New Delhi Twitter (X) handle was hacked on Saturday and some inappropriate posts were made. Corrective actions have been taken to remove those posts,” said Gajendra Kumar, head of the Delhi regional meteorological centre, adding they were investigating the incident.

IMD has a national X account and several regional meteorological centre X accounts. Though without a verified symbol, the Regional Weather Forecasting Centre (RWFC) New Delhi account (@RWFC_ND) has 11,300 followers. IMD’s primary national X account @Indiametdept has 395,500 followers.

On Sunday, a post by the New Delhi account said, “Security Incident – RWFC New Delhi Twitter Handle* The official Twitter handle of RWFC New Delhi was hacked yesterday, and a few inappropriate posts were made during the breach. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.”

A second IMD official confirmed that they had taken due measures, including changing the password of their accounts.

In April 2022, IMD’s primary X account was also hacked though the weather department regained control within a few hours.

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Jasjeev Gandhiok
Jasjeev Gandhiok is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times, where he covers environment, climate change, the clean energy transition and wildlife at the National Bureau. Gandhiok has over a decade of experience in journalism and is based in Delhi. He has reported extensively on Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). This includes the region's air pollution woes, a polluted Yamuna and on urban wildlife still thriving in the region. He joined HT in October 2021. Prior to that, he had five-year stint at The Times of India in Delhi, where he also covered Delhi, with a focus on environment and wildlife. Gandhiok has covered some recent events around the Capital too, ranging from the farmers' protests, the northeast Delhi riots and the CAA-NRC protests, reporting from the ground on all of these. He also travels across the country to report on how environment and climate change impact everyday life, while also writing on endangered species. His reports in 2019 on toxic leachate from Delhi's landfills led to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) taking suo motu cognisance and ultimately asking the state government to start bio-mining to flatten and remove all three landfills in the capital. He also closely tracks the implementation of government policies on climate, renewable energy and environmental protection. His focus remains on impactful, public-interest journalism which explains how environmental decisions affect people's everyday lives.Read More

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