Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (DV)

Mangaluru, Jul 7: City cybercrime branch sleuths arrested a person in connection to posting provocative messages by creating a fake account on Facebook, during the violence which took place opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizen (NRC) in the city in December 019.

The arrested accused is identified as Yogish (28), a resident of Palaavanhalli in Hirur of Chitradurga district.

According to the police, during the violence that took place in Mangaluru, the accused had posted a provocative post against the police with the motive of deterring them from discharging duty. The post was threatening the families of police personnel and instigating on social media. Later, the accused had tagged the post to another account and shared the screenshot on social media.

The cybercrime police have registered a case.

The accused has been produced before the court. The court has sent him to judicial custody.