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The Greater Chennai Police connected Monday arrested a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and 2 Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) functionaries for allegedly spreading rumours connected societal media astir Saturday’s stampede astatine a governmental rally of histrion and TVK person Vijay.
The constabulary said cases were registered against 25 societal media accountholders who posted rumours astir the stampede and dispersed misinformation astir the State authorities and police. Among those booked, Sagayam, 38, BJP State caput of creation and civilization from Perumbakkam, and Sivaneshwaran, 36, of Mangadu, and Sharath Kumar, 32, of Avadi, some TVK functionaries, were arrested connected Monday evening, the constabulary said, and added that apprehension proceedings would beryllium be taken against the remaining persons.
While the authorities was already taking due enactment based connected the investigation, spreading misinformation and rumour mongering by immoderate radical connected societal media whitethorn disturb nationalist peace, the constabulary said. Therefore, the GCP has cautioned radical against posting specified content, and said strict ineligible enactment would beryllium taken against violators.
