Two held for posting ‘objectionable posts’

The arrested persons person been identified arsenic Kamran Alvi, who claims to person antecedently worked with a media house, and 20-year-old electrician Abhishek Kumar.

Station House Officer of Kotwali constabulary station, Alok Mani Tripathi, said they received accusation connected Tuesday astir an objectionable video related to the Maha Kumbh being uploaded connected societal media. Upon investigation, the constabulary discovered that the accused had besides posted objectionable comments alongside the video.

“We reviewed the contented connected societal media and subsequently arrested Kamran Alvi. The accused has been booked nether BNS conception 299 ((deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage spiritual feelings of immoderate people by insulting its religion oregon spiritual beliefs),” said Tripathi.

He added that the preliminary enquiry revealed Kamran was antecedently associated with a fewer media houses and is present moving independently, moving a quality portal.

In a abstracted case, Abhishek Kumar has been booked for allegedly making objectionable comments astir Hindu deities. “Abhishek Kumar was arrested pursuing the registration of an FIR against him. He had uploaded photographs of deities connected societal media accompanied by objectionable comments,” said SHO of Jaitpur constabulary station, Amit Pratap Singh.

Earlier, the constabulary had filed an FIR against a societal media idiosyncratic for allegedly posting misleading and objectionable contented related to the ongoing Maha Kumbh. The accused person made “misleading” posts astir a miss visiting the Maha Kumbh successful Prayagraj without informing her family, the officials said.