J&K Criminalizes Social Media Posts Inciting Disharmony, Reinforcing Commitment to Peace

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…

Read More