Twitter concerned for staff in India after row over account removals

Company refused government request to remove more than 1,000 accounts linked to farmer protests

Twitter has expressed concern for the safety of its employees in India after the company's refusal to comply with a demand from the Indian government to remove more than 1,000 accounts connected to the farmer protests in the country.

In a statement, Twitter said it had reached out to the Indian government for a formal dialogue" after the ministry of information and technology requested the removal of 1,178 listed Twitter handles it alleged were illicitly connected to Pakistan or the Sikh separatist Khalistan movement and spreading propaganda and misinformation.