Raichur (Karnataka), Aug 9 (PTI) A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly engaging with and sharing provocative and objectionable social media posts and videos that could incite hatred, police said on Sunday.
The accused was identified as Mohammed Sahil, a resident of Raichur city, they said.
The arrest was made on Friday after the social media monitoring cell of the district police found that he was following a page on Instgram operated under the name “Rana Bhai” and had allegedly engaged with his provocative and hate-filled content.
According to police, Sahil had liked, posted and shared some of the messages, photographs and videos, posted by “Rana Bhai”, which were allegedly provocative in nature.
An examination of Sahil’s phone also revealed
that he had communicated with Rana Bhai through WhatsApp, and the messages exchanged were allegedly provocative and hateful in nature.
According to Raichur Superintendent of Police Puttamadaiah M, Sahil was found to have been exchanging messages with “Rana Bhai” through Instagram for the past 15 days. They communicated both via Instagram and WhatsApp.
“Messages allegedly sent by Rana Bhai to Sahil, which were found on his mobile phone, were provocative in nature,” he said.
“Based on a complaint filed by a police officer, a case was registered at Sadar Bazaar Police Station. The accused in the case was arrested and produced before the court, which remanded him to judicial custody,” a senior police officer said.
Further investigation into the case is underway to ascertain the identity of the person operating the page under the name “Rana Bhai” and trace the location from where the page is being operated, police said, adding that they suspect it is being operated from outside India. PTI AMP ROH
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