Before the recent arrests of activists in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case, the Maharashtra cyber cell submitted a curiously-worded report to the state and central governments, saying that after the Bhima-Koregaon incident, a deliberate online campaign was started to highlight the issue at an international level.

The report also says that the 'plot' behind this 'negative publicity' was to 'defame the Modi government.' Sent to the state and centre, it mentions the protests held in London in January, after the Bhima-Koregaon violence broke out, and before Modi was to address the World Economic Forum in Davos. They've mentioned the campaigns arranged at the Parliament Square and Indian High Commission in London on January 20 and 22 respectively. Cyber cell officials have said these demonstrations were held to ensure negative publicity. The report says the plot behind this was to defame the Modi government.