In south Kashmir’s Anantnag, district deputy commissioner Syeed Fakhrudin Hamid issued an order under Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) warning unregistered online news or social media news portals The district authorities and police in Kashmir on Thursday cautioned social media handles, their owners and people to refrain from sharing news content without verification or militant propaganda, otherwise they will face action under law. In south Kashmir’s Anantnag, district deputy commissioner Syeed Fakhrudin Hamid issued an order under Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) warning unregistered…
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J&K Criminalizes Social Media Posts Inciting Disharmony, Reinforcing Commitment to Peace
Posting such messages or videos by “terrorists, separatists or anti-national elements” will be a crime, Swain said Posting any content on social media that promotes disharmony will be a criminal offence in Jammu and Kashmir, director general of police RR Swain said on Thursday. A new provision under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) will be introduced into the effect, the DGP said. Posting such messages or videos by “terrorists, separatists or anti-national elements” will be a crime, Swain said.” Under (Section)144 CrPC, we have decided to…
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