Talaiya police have arrested a 22-year-old youth on the charges of posting video inciting and hurting sentiments of a community; youth who was arrested from Bhoipura posted the video in a WhatsApp group and a complaint was made with the cyber cell.
The accused identified as Manish Raikwar posted a video targeted at communal hatred and a complaint was made with the cyber cell regarding the posted video.
After the complaint was made with the cyber cell investigation was done and accused was narrowed down who is a resident of Bhoipura and works at a store which deals in Musical Instruments in the Old city area.The Talaiya police were informed regarding the accused and later he was nabbed. His mobile phone was seized, and it was found that he had posted some video content on social media which hurt religious sentiments. During the investigation when he was questioned regarding the sharing of video in WhatsApp groups, he confessed to the crime.
The district administration, under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, has prohibited posting of any message on social media that can cause breach of peace or promote enmity between two groups and lead to communal clashes.
Police have booked Manish under section 188 of the IPC and started further investigation. Before the lockdown was imposed he used to work at the store. He left studies after class 10 and his crime records would be checked by the police and his involvement in circulating inciting contents is under investigation.