A 30-year-old employee at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Faheem Firdous Qureshi, originally from Kashmir, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly posting pro-Pakistan remarks against India on X (formerly Twitter).
Following a complaint from the BIEC, which included evidence of Qureshi’s “objectionable” posts, authorities took action. One of Qureshi’s posts reportedly stated, “When ‘I’ is replaced by ‘We’ India becomes wendia, meaning we will end India,” among other inflammatory comments.
Qureshi faces charges under Sections 505(1)(B) and 153B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which address causing public fear or alarm and assertions harmful to national integration, respectively.
The police are continuing their investigation.
According to the Indian Express, citing a senior officer, Qureshi has been in Bengaluru for the past 11 months and is currently in police custody.