One held for spreading election-related fake news online
November 30, 2022
Ahmedabad: A 68 years old man from Gota was arrested and later released on bail yesterday on the charges of posting fake news regarding Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
Hiren Kotak, 53, a resident of Shela and a BJP media coordinator, said he filed a fir after he came across a Facebook post in which false information was given regarding Modi and Shah on Monday.
In the FIR filed with Sarkej Police, accused Vasudev Patel who is a resident of Parul Bungalows society in Gota, is booked under IPC section 153-A for promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, and residence. The FIR states that Patel had posted on his Facebook account a fake screenshot of a local news channel which mischievously claimed that the fund flow from the Centre to Gujarat would be hit if the BJP fails to form a government in the state.
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