Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police have warned of action under the stringent anti-terrorism law against social media users involved in disseminating a propaganda video of the Bollywood film Phantom.
In a statement, a police spokesperson said that the-five minute-55-second video showing a poster of Phantom with a photo of Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was released by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad at 2 pm on Monday, July 22.
Urging the public not to broadcast the video, police warned that disobeying the order would result in action under sections 13 (encouraging or inciting the commission of an illegal activity) and 18 (encouraging or inciting the commission of a terrorist act) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
If convicted under section 18 of the UAPA, a suspect can be imprisoned for life. The recipient of the video “will not forward it in any manner to anyone,” the spokesperson said.
No clarity on reporting mechanism
“Second, they (recipients) will report by a message as to who have they received this propaganda video from. Mention the telephone number and the date and time of the receipt of the video,” the police said.
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