Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Jan 3: Cybercrime police have arrested another person, who has been accused of spreading provocative posts in social websites relating to violence and police firing incidents in the city on December 19. The arrest was made on Thursday January 2. The arrested accused, identified as Abubakker Siddique from Ullal alias Jalli Siddique alias Thoppi Siddique (48), is already facing some cases pertaining to murder attempt, rioting, robbery, it is gathered.
A case had been registered in Barke police station against Siddique for posting video showing children being beaten up in social websites. It is said that he had shared the video on WhatsApp by falsely claiming the footage shot at Syria as having happened in the city.
The police have served notices to a number of people relating to posting provocative material in social websites. In several cases, first information reports have been registered. Siddque was served with notice one 29, asking him to personally appear for questioning at the cyber police station at Bunder here.