Three persons of Zone 5 of the city were booked for circulating misleading information against BMC through mobile messenger applicationWhatsapp on Tuesday.
In first of its kind complaint, the Bhopal Municipal Corporation has lodged a complaint against three people with Talaiya police and Cyber Cell for circulating wrong information about BMC using mobile messenger Whatsapp which would harm the image of BMC.
The action came after three persons of Zone 5 area were found circulating information regarding of contaminated water supply by BMC in the area.The three persons who were named in the FIR were identified as Ajit Jain owner of Jain Sweets Shop, Arvind Jain owner of Jain Toys store and Manoj Agrawal owner of a General store.
BMC administration took stern action after pictures and information about contaminated water supply and filling of water by directly attaching motor surfaced in whatsapp and was circulated across the city which would tarnish the image of BMC.BMC Commissioner Tejaswi S Naik instructed Assistant Engineer Water Works and Health Inspector to lodge complaint against those circulating the erroneous information.
On the instructions of the BMC commissioner a compliant was lodged with the Cyber cell and Talaiya police. In the complaint three persons Ajit Jain who owns mobile number 9827008972, Arvind Jain who owns 9300585395 and Manoj Agrawal who owns 9300802462 were named who circulated incorrect information of contaminated water supply information through Whatsapp.
Initially after the information was circulated the BMC employees and officials inspected the area and found that the person who used pump to fill water has used the pump when the water supply was not made and due to which the pump pulled water which was not clear and the same photographs were later circulated.