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National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi and erstwhile Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu person been booked for allegedly circulating misleading contented connected societal media platforms.
"Acting connected credible inputs regarding the circulation of false, fabricated and misleading contented crossed integer and societal media platforms with the intent to make fear, disturb nationalist bid and incite unlawful activities, Srinagar Police has registered cases against Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi and Junaid Azim Mattu," constabulary said connected X connected Tuesday (March 3, 2026).
It said the contented successful question, prima facie, reflected dissemination of distorted narratives and unverified accusation susceptible of causing nationalist unrest and societal disharmony.
"Such deliberate attempts to dispersed misinformation airs a superior menace to peace, information and wide stability. Accordingly, FIR No 02/2026 and FIR No 03/2026 person been registered nether Sections 197(1)(d) and 353(1)(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita astatine Cyber Police Station, Srinagar," the constabulary said.
They said an probe has been initiated into some cases.
The constabulary advised the citizens to verify accusation done authoritative and credible sources earlier sharing contented online and to refrain from circulating unverified worldly that whitethorn disturb communal harmony oregon nationalist order.
On X, Mr. Mehdi and Mr. Mattu had claimed that their information had been downgraded.
Mr. Mehdi, the Lok Sabha MP from Srinagar, said that helium was neither fascinated by "these petty things" nor frightened by the lack of information unit astir him.
He said that arsenic a national of this country, helium volition workout his rights "to basal up against your atrocities, usurpation of laws, state and ideology fixed to america by the constitution, to the past driblet of my blood."
"Some fools successful Jammu and Kashmir Police and medication deliberation that by withdrawing/downgrading my information item and suspending my Facebook relationship volition halt maine from calling retired their atrocities. It is laughable!" the NC person said connected X.
Former Mayor Mattu besides claimed that his information was withdrawn implicit his statements connected Iran and the sidesplitting of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei successful the associated U.S.-Israel aerial strike.
"For my statements connected Iran and Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei's martyrdom, and for speaking against the BJP-led government's motivation abdication and deafening soundlessness connected the contented of the illegitimate barbaric onslaught connected Iran by the U.S. and Israel — my information has conscionable been efficaciously withdrawn with contiguous effect. A measurement aimed to soundlessness me," Mr. Mattu said connected X.
