Uttar Pradesh: Two arrested in Bhadohi for spreading rumours

TNN | Updated: Apr 4, 2020, 07:09 IST

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VARANASI: The police, on Friday, arrested two persons in Bhadohi district for circulating objectionable contents and rumours about Covid-19 preventive measures on social media.
According to reports, the police came to know that two persons were spreading rumours on WhatsApp instigating people not to cooperate with the medical professions and police.
Taking a serious note of it, the crime branch and Kotwali police were assigned to arrest the people behind it. The police arrested Akmal Ansari and Abdul Motallib at Bazar Salawat Khan.
Crime branch in-charge Ajay Singh said that the arrested persons were booked under sections 268 (public nuisance), 270 (malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of IPC and 66 of IT Act.