A team of Haryana police and Nagaland police officers have reportedly arrested one Pankaj Gupta Tuesday from Kurukshetra in Haryana based on the non-bailable warrant of arrest issued by Judicial Magistrate First Class, Kohima.
According to SP Crime & PRO of Nagaland Police, Manojkumar A, the main accused Pankaj Gupta has been on the run from police for last several days, adding that the accused was being processed for transit remand and would be produced before the court in Kohima. PRO said that the cyber crime PS of Nagaland police had taken cognizance of various social media trolls uploaded on various platforms by the accused, which were inflammatory, abusive, divisive and prejudicial to the maintenance of social peace and harmony attracting the provisions of IPC, which are cognisable and non-bailable.
PRO said that the accused had made serious allegations without basis and authentication, along with conspiracy theories, which were a threat to public peace and order.
Further, PRO said that the police would be investigating into the involvement of other co-conspirators on various social media platforms, if any, in furtherance of this criminal act.
Nagaland police, through the PRO, has appealed to the citizens of Nagaland to be very cautious and discreet in soliciting comments on social media without verifying facts.
Stating that the freedom of speech in a democracy also comes with reasonable legal restrictions, the police have asked the citizens to be mindful of it.
Nagaland police also stated that any violation of law would be strongly dealt with as per the provisions of law.