Man arrested for spreading communal messages through WhatsApp ahead of Bhabanipur bypoll
Team Udayavani, Sep 23, 2021, 12:54 PM IST
Kolkata: A person was arrested from West Bengal’s Birbhum district for allegedly spreading communally sensitive messages and obscene materials through WhatsApp groups, police said on Thursday.
The arrest was made by the Kolkata Police’s Cyber Crime Cell on a complaint lodged by a resident of Kalighat, the area where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lives, they said.
“In the wake of the Bhabanipur bypoll, a number of WhatsApp groups was created. The admin of the groups, who was arrested, along with others used them to post communal messages. They also posted some obscene materials containing sexually explicit acts,” a police officer said.
The accused is a resident of Charkal village in Nanoor and he was arrested on Wednesday night, police said.
A case was registered against him, they said.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Poor people have more children, why only Muslims are being targeted: Kharge asks PM
HC rejects bail prayer of incarcerated former WB minister Partha Chatterjee in money laundering case
SC questions ED on timing of Kejriwal’s arrest ahead of LS polls, seeks its reply
Delhi’s maximum temperature settles at 38.3 deg C
Amethi Congress demands Gandhi family member for upcoming election
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Kumaraswamy and Shivakumar spar over sex scandal involving Hassan MP
Poor people have more children, why only Muslims are being targeted: Kharge asks PM
HC rejects bail prayer of incarcerated former WB minister Partha Chatterjee in money laundering case
SC questions ED on timing of Kejriwal’s arrest ahead of LS polls, seeks its reply
Delhi’s maximum temperature settles at 38.3 deg C