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CASE REGISTERED FOR POSTING OF FAKE NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM

Hyderabad April 27 (PMI): The Cyber Crime Police, Cyberabad registered a criminal case today for posting fake news on twitter by one Mr Major Neelam Singh (Retd).

Today it has been noticed by the Cyber Crime Police, Cyberabad about a fake posting by the Twitter account holder “theskindoctor13” who created a fake news article by editing the old article in Deccan Chronicle News Paper as ‘Cyberabad Police Bans the Sale of Oranges in the City’ and attached a morphed photo with the Senior police officers of Cyberabad Commissionerate.  In the news/article he mentioned that to boost secularism to the hilt, Cyberabad police banned the display, sale and consumption of Oranges in the City as saffron color of oranges is hurting the sentiments of the Muslims.

As the above post is likely to promote enmity between different religions and prejudicial to the maintenance of communal harmony, a criminal case has been registered on Mr Major Neelam Singh (Retd) who posted the above fake news in twitter and being investigated into.

In view of the above it is appealed to the citizens not to post such fake and objectionable posts, as it may mislead the citizens and also disrupt the communal harmony among the religions.

It is further requested that, citizens should not believe such type of fake posts, unless it is confirmed by the authorities concerned. (PMI)

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