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The constabulary person registered a lawsuit regarding a fake societal media station carrying the representation of the Local Self-Government section (LSGD) Minister K.M. Shaji, falsely claiming that gathering licence interest had been reduced, officials said connected Saturday.
The lawsuit was registered by the Thiruvananthapuram City Cyber Police pursuing a ailment filed by a idiosyncratic adjacent to the Minister connected Friday, officials said.
According to the police, the ailment pertains to a societal media paper circulating with a representation of the Minister.
The station claimed that the gathering licence interest hike, which came into effect a fewer years ago, has been withdrawn by the department.
The constabulary said the lawsuit was registered nether assorted provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Information Technology Act and the Kerala Police Act.
Efforts are underway to hint the root of the fake post, which was circulated done Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, the constabulary said.
Officials besides said that a akin lawsuit involving a fake station carrying the representation of Chief Minister V D Satheesan is nether investigation.
