The J&K police have registered a case against a man for allegedly posting a fake message on Twitter that five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans have been ‘martyred’ in Pampore district.
“The police in Kashmir took cognisance of the matter when it observed that the tweet amounts to an offence under law,” a police spokesperson said.
“They also contacted the authorities in Twitter India, requesting them to provide the details of this particular Twitter user,” the spokesman added.
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The accused, Sushil Pandit, had posted on Twitter: “Just heard, 5 CRPF jawans martyred in Pampore. #RamzanCeasefire is working. Question is who is it working for?”
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah reacted to the post.
“Given that NO ONE else has this ‘news’, I think it’s safe to assume this is fake news spread with a malicious intent, the subtext being Muslim terrorists have killed Hindu CRPF jawans. These sorts of blatant lies must face legal action,” Mr. Abdullah tweeted in response. The man has since deleted the tweet in question.
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Earlier, the police had booked two other Twitter users for posting hate messages on their handles.