Mangaluru: The Udupi district police have filed a chargesheet in connection with the arrest of two siblings for hacking the social media account of Harish Bangera and posting provocative posts from it.
Harish Bangera, 33, from Beejadi in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district was jailed in Saudi Arabia since December 22 for allegedly insulting religious sentiments and abusing the Saudi royal family through provocative posts on Facebook. Harish was an AC mechanic working in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
The arrested accused were identified as Abdul Uais and Abdul Tuves, residents of Moodbidri. Harish’s wife had suspected foul play regarding her husband’s arrest in Saudi. Later, she filed a complaint at the Udupi district cyber police station for a thorough investigation.
Superintendent of police N Vishnuvardhana said that they recently filed a chargesheet in connection with the arrests made. Meanwhile, they have also submitted a report to the ministry of external affairs in this regard. Suman, Harish Bangera’s wife, claimed that her husband is innocent, and that the posts on Facebook were uploaded by hacking his account.