Gurugram: The Gurugram cyber police have arrested Shaurya Mishra, a frontrunner of the Bharatiya Janata Get together’s youth wing (Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha or BJYM) from Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly sharing inflammatory and deceptive content material on social media on a Muslim lady’s rape and homicide—which by no means occurred.

Sandeep Singh, spokesperson of the Gurugram police, instructed ThePrint that Mishra posted objectionable photos together with false claims about an alleged homicide involving a younger lady from Gurugram. The publish claimed {that a} Muslim youth had raped and murdered a Hindu lady, describing the incident in communally divisive phrases.

“The accused intentionally misrepresented info and used inappropriate content material to unfold hatred on non secular traces. Such posts can create critical disturbances in society, and the police take these issues very significantly,” stated the police spokesperson.

A police crew travelled to Uttar Pradesh and apprehended Mishra, bringing him again to Gurugram for questioning. He has been charged underneath sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Data Expertise Act for spreading faux information, sharing obscene content material, and selling enmity between totally different teams.

He was produced earlier than an area court docket by the police Tuesday, and despatched to a judicial lock-up.

Shaurya Mishra, whose social media X deal with describes him as an advocate and district vice chairman of the BJYM, had shared the publish on 9 December.

On 11 December, Gurugram police wrote within the remark part of this publish that no such incident had occurred in Gurugram. “The info being circulated are utterly false. Authorized motion could also be taken for spreading false information,” the feedback by the police warned.

Nonetheless, the publish was not deleted.

ThePrint contacted Varun Goel, normal secretary of the Uttar Pradesh unit of the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha. Goel sought a number of hours to substantiate Mishra’s official place within the BJYM and Wednesday night he confirmed that Shaurya Mishra was vice chairman of the BJYM within the Kaushambi district of UP.

Mishra’s official X deal with reveals that he has been posting a number of posts, usually 30 to 40, on daily basis and virtually all posts goal individuals from a selected faith or are geared toward spreading rumours.

Offering particulars of the case, the Gurugram police spokesperson instructed ThePrint that on 11 December, an individual submitted a written criticism to the Cyber Crime Police Station West, Gurugram, stating that a person had posted objectionable content material on social media/Twitter in a fashion that disturbed social and non secular concord. On the idea of the criticism acquired, a case was registered.

“Underneath the management of Priyanshu Diwan, Assistant Commissioner of Police (cyber crime), Gurugram, a police crew led by Inspector Sandeep Kumar, Station Home Officer, Cyber Crime Police Station West, Gurugram, took motion and efficiently apprehended the accused on 15 December from Kaushambi (Uttar Pradesh) for posting objectionable content material from a Twitter account within the above-mentioned case, which damage non secular and social sentiments. The accused has been recognized as Hariom Mishra alias Shaurya Mishra (aged 25 years, LLB), resident of village Charwa, district Kaushambi (Uttar Pradesh),” the spokesperson stated.

He added that in police interrogation, it was revealed that the accused is a resident of village Charwa, Kaushambi district of UP. Whereas utilizing social media, he got here throughout a publish, which he copied and reposted, regardless of understanding that the publish was objectionable and would damage social and non secular sentiments.

He stated that the police crew has seized one cell phone used within the fee of the offence from the accused.

(Edited by Viny Mishra)

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