8 booked in UP for antinational posts

  • | Saturday | 16th February, 2019

Agra: Posting allegedly ‘provocative and anti-national’ tweets and posts on Pulwama attack has cost many dearly. He had posted provocative post against slain CRPF men killed in Pulwama attack.” Another three men were booked and arrested in Mau, Ballia and Basti.” Rampur police, too, lodged a case against a man. A fourth Delhi student from Shahjahanpur was booked for sedition on Saturday. He claimed to be employed with Emirates, which was quickly denied by the airline.

Agra: Posting allegedly ‘provocative and anti-national’ tweets and posts on Pulwama attack has cost many dearly. In Uttar Pradesh alone, eight, including students, were booked in Aligarh, Lucknow, Moradabad, Shahjahanpur, Mau, Rampur, Ballia and Basti districts, while police were working on a case from Noida where a youth pursuing MBA from private institute posted an objectionable post.According to police, there were also cases of inflammatory posts on the social media shared by individuals who impersonated or falsely associated themselves with reputed firms and organisations, to enraged netizens.“For instance, a Facebook user with handle Malik Liyaqat Hassan posted highly derogatory post on Pulwama attack. He claimed to be employed with Emirates, which was quickly denied by the airline. In another case, Facebook user, Fahim Mehraj who claimed to be lawyer and anchor at Doordarshan Kashmir, shared provocative post, after which CEO of Prasar Bharati Shashi Shekhar himself tweeted and denied Fahim Mehraj’s claims of being part of India’s public broadcaster,” said police source.R K Gautam, public relations officer of UP DGP office said, “At least three students have been booked from Aligarh, Lucknow and Moradabad. The trio were also suspended by their respective universities and colleges. A fourth Delhi student from Shahjahanpur was booked for sedition on Saturday. Another three men were booked and arrested in Mau, Ballia and Basti.” Rampur police, too, lodged a case against a man. The accused were booked under various sections such as IPC 505 (2) (public mischief), 153 A (promoting enmity) and provisions of the Information Technology Act.Speaking to TOI, Rampur superintendent of police Shiv Hari Meena said, “The user is a resident of Rampur but currently lives in Ghaziabad. He had posted provocative post against slain CRPF men killed in Pulwama attack.”

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