The police warned locals “to abstain from posting any false content that was likely to draw strict action from the authorities.”
By THE HINDU BUREAU
The J&K Police arrested three locals on Wednesday for creating “fake accounts” and “misleading locals” in the Kashmir valley.
A police spokesman said Sameer Ahmed Paray from Kanikoot area, was arrested for allegedly “uploading a false post on his fake Facebook account, Babar Azam.”
The accused, police said, uploaded a photo depicting arms and ammunition, with a claim that a local youth from Pulwama had joined the militancy. “He (the accused) has been circulating incriminating content on social media, disrupting public peace and tranquillity,” the police said.
The police warned locals “to abstain from posting any false content that was likely to draw strict action from the authorities.”
In a separate case, the police arrested two persons for “misuse of social media” from north Kashmir’s Baramulla.
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