Bhopal,
With the avowed objective of maintaining communal harmony plus upholding law and order, the Madhya Pradesh Police has appealed to citizens to disregard social media canards circulating for the past few days regarding child-tafficking gangs and foreign refugees of a certain community kidnapping minors. “Different messages are being clubbed and fake posts created,” Additional Director General of Police (Intelligence) Kailash Makwana told UNI.
For instance, in Dewas District’s Khategaon area thieves were collared and in Ratlam an audio made of confined piglets. The picture and sounds were combined to give an impression of a child-lifters’ gang being nabbed. In Ratlam District’s Dhodhar area, 15 boys (customers) and eight Banchada girls were caught during law-enforcement action against the flesh trade. The photograph was shared as if the police rescued kidnapped persons.
“I crosschecked both from the superintendents and countered on the groups in question,” the Indian Police Service officer averred.
Rumour-triggered assaults on innocents were also reported in some places. “Someday, it may escalate to lynching and become a law and order issue. So, please be wary of social media. Awareness via print and electronic journalism should be ensured besides timely countering of hearsay,” Mr Makwana said.
154 quintal fake ghee seized. A ghee factory producing fake ghee in the name of Khajuraho and Ashok ghee was sealed and 154 quintals (1014 tins) of fake ghee was seized at Mandideep in Raisen. In addition to confiscated ghee, samples of white butter and sitaphal pulp etc. were also taken. This action was done jointly by Revenue and Food Department, Food and Drug Administration and Police.