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Mehbooba Mufti Getting Warning From BJP For ‘Inciting People Against SC Verdict’

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Mehbooba Mufti Getting Warning From BJP For 'Inciting People Against SC Verdict'

Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) national general secretary Tarun Chugh issued a warning to former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti today, cautioning her against inciting public sentiments following the Supreme Court’s verdict on the abrogation of Article 370. In response to Mufti’s statement that the Supreme Court verdict was “not God’s verdict”, Chugh, who is party in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh, strongly condemned her remarks, asserting that she was indirectly attempting to incite the people of J&K against Constitutional institutions. Chugh went on to question whether…

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Six Individuals Face Legal Action for Spreading Misinformation

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Six Individuals Face Legal Action for Spreading Misinformation

A day after Director General of Police (DGP) Rashmi Ranjan Swain said that they have decided to bring a law to deal with misuse of social media for instigation, Police in Srinagar took cognisance and initiated legal action against six persons for propagation of false information on social media platforms. The Police appealed to the people to desist from posting any material that would lead to instigation and breach of peace. “Srinagar Police and Cyber Police Kashmir have taken cognisance against six persons for the propagation of false information, instigative…

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

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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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