Police have arrested a youth and registered a formal case against him for maligning the image of a girl and declaring her as Covid-19 positive on facebook in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district.
A 21 year old girl from Sonpah area of Beerwah Budgam had arrived her home from Chandigarh. After developing fever, she visited a Sub-District Hospital where her samples were taken that turn out negative.
A day after the test of the girl was found negative, fake report on facebook was circulated about this girl terming her Covid-19 positive. The girl faced severe mental trauma and her family approached police station Beerwah.
A police official told that after verification it came to fore that a youth identified as Khalid Latif spread this rumour on facebook.
“An FIR vide number 82/2020 under section 505 B, 188 has been registered in this regard and the accused is lodged in lock-up,” he said and appealed people to stop circulating fake reports on social media.( KNT )
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