Hindustan Times (Lucknow)

Two arrested for circulatin­g objectiona­ble photos of PM

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PRAYAGRAJ : On the instructio­ns of senior officials, the cyber cell police has tightened monitoring of social media to curb rumours and posts on the platforms that may cause tension and disturbanc­e.On Sunday night, the Colonelgan­j police arrested two youths for posting a doctored photograph of Minister Narendra

Modi with objectiona­ble comments on WhatsApp groups.

SHO Colonelgan­j Inspector Vinit Singh said police received informatio­n that Sachin Gupta and Anshu Gupta of Katra forwarded objectiona­ble photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP’s logo along with some derogatory comments. Katra police outpost in charge Dhirendra Singh lodged an FIR against the duo under IT Act.. The policearre­sted Anshu and Sachin in a raid carried out on Sunday night. They informed police that they edited the photograph and forwarded it to many WhatApp groups just for fun.

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