Instagram shoots down Olympian Heena Sidhu’s post

Heena’s account, however, was restored without restrictions earlier this week following discussions between her manager and representatives of the social media company. (File)

Last month, former World No. 1 pistol shooter and Olympian Heena Sidhu uploaded a ‘paid partnership’ promotional video for an automobile brand on her Instagram account. In the video, she talks about the newly launched variant of a compact SUV, before driving the car to a shooting range and firing from her pistol at the target.

A few days later, Sidhu found that restrictions had been placed on her Instagram account. She was not allowed to add captions to…