KINS
Srinagar Apr 14: Cyber Police on Tuesday arrested a youth who had posted a “fake picture” on his Facebook page showing Pakistan flag hoisted at Lalchowk here .
SP Cyber Police Tahir Ashraf confirmed the arrest. “The person had posted a fake picture on his Facebook page showing Pakistani flag. We have arrested him and registered an FIR,” he told KINS.
He said that people should refrain from sharing fake videos, photos and false news. “We will not hesitate to take action against people who share fake news and indulge in rumour mongering,” he added.
Tahir Ashraf said that Cyber police is facing a massive challenge that of dealing with the “rumour mongers and fake account holders” who spread fake messages through social media with an aim to mislead people on various issues.
“We are monitoring everything what is going on in the social media. We try our best to stop the fake information in the current situation. We instantly block fake accounts and that’s not so easy,” Ashraf said.
He also appealed the people to cooperate and inform Cyber Police if someone is spreading the fake information.
Ashraf revealed that few more people involved in spreading fake news have been identified and they will be arrested soon.
