A person was arrested by the Kerala Police for allegedly spreading false propaganda on social media {that a} lockdown will be imposed throughout the nation for 3 weeks to tamper with the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The man was recognized as MV Sharafuddin who hails from Malappuram district of the state, the State Police Media Cell mentioned in a press release on Friday (March 29).
What did the person share?
Sharafuddin had allegedly shared on social media a screenshot of a information story printed in the course of the COVID lockdown as a part of his propaganda, the police mentioned.
The matter got here to the sunshine throughout a social media patrol performed by Kochi Cyberdome department of Kerala Police.
It additionally mentioned that social media monitoring cells have been fashioned at cyber police headquarters, all ranges and all police districts underneath the management of the cyber division to detect those that are posting and spreading false information on social media, in view of the approaching Lok Sabha elections within the state on April 26.
(With PTI inputs)
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