The police in Maharashtra have arrested 37 persons so far for spreading rumours or sharing messages on social media that seek to create communal divide during the coronavirus-enforced lockdown, Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Tuesday.
He warned of strict action if one engaged in circulating rumours or messages that may lead to fissures within communities.
Strict action will be taken if anyone will try to spread rumours or create fissures among communities through WhatsApp, Facebook or any other social media during the lockdown period.
Till now, 197 offences have been registered against such people, while 37 persons have been arrested.
Mr Deshmukh sought people's cooperation for strict enforcement of the lockdown, clamped since March 25 to stem the spread of COVID-19.
"Requesting all of you with folded hands to cooperate with the police, Mr Deshmukh said in a video message.
World
India
State & District Details
State | Cases | Active | Recovered | Deaths |
---|
7 Killed, 3 Injured As Taxi Falls Into Roadside Well In Maharashtra: Report Maharashtra Government Declares Job Training And Stipend Scheme 12 Maoists Killed In 6-Hour Encounter In Maharashtra's Gadchiroli Windows Computers Lead To 'Blue Screen Of Death' Due To CrowdStrike Error In 1st Statement After Outage, CrowdStrike CEO Says... Massive Worldwide Microsoft Outage: Flights, Markets, Stock Exchange Down Centre Issues Advisory On Microsoft Windows Outage Woman Says Jindal Group Executive Groped Her On Flight, Naveen Jindal Reacts How World Scrambled To Deal With One Of The Biggest IT Crashes: 10 Points Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.