Four arrested, many detained for objectionable social media posts

TNN | Updated: Apr 14, 2020, 11:15 IST

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GUMLA: Police in Sisai arrested four persons for allegedly posting objectionable messages against a particular community on a social media groups late on Sunday. The arrests are related to social media posts that triggered violence between two communities in Gumla district on April 7. One person died and five sustained injuries in the clashes.
Sisai OC Vishnu Dev Chaudhary said, "The culprits have been booked under section 253 of IPC and Section 54 of the Disaster Management Act 2005.” Circle officer Sumant Tirkey said the arrested persons are Chhotelal Singh Kherwar, Ajay Singh Kherwar, Manoj Singh Kherwar and Vijay Singh Kherwar. “All of them have been sent to jail for derogatory posts about a particular community,” he said.
In a separate case, more than two dozen persons have been identified and detained for interrogation for committing a similar offence in Basia, police said on Monday. Basia SDPO Deepak Kumar said, “Police have identified the persons and detained over two dozen for spreading rumours that could damage communal harmony.”