The Jammu Kashmir Police in Sopore has arrested one Rayees Ahmad Mir for creating fake accounts on social media and using the same accounts for anti – national activities.
The Police in a statement has said that Rayees, a resident of Brath kalan, had uploaded a video on his facebook account namely Abu Huzaife (claiming to be from Gujranwala Pakistan).
The person whose photograph is shown in the video is a very reputed business man from Bemina Srinagar, issuing a hit warrant against him for his association with a political party.
The Businessman approached Sopore police for taking action against the admin/creator of this account.
Upon receiving this information Jammu Kashmir police in Sopore registered a case and with the assistance of cyber wing of Jammu Kashmir Police Srinagar, they identified the user/admin of the Facebook account/page from where the threatening video was uploaded.
The accused has been arrested and is now in police custody, since past few days police has identified many accounts and persons who are misusing social media “to create anti state atmosphere and demonizing security forces.”
“Those who create fake accounts on social media to run anti state propaganda and spreading fake information must bear in mind that they will be identified and proceeded under law,” the Police said in its statement.