A youth of Cuttack city has been booked under various Sections of the IPC for allegedly posting “hateful” contents on Facebook against Goddess Durga.
The Cuttack unit of the BJP has lodged a complaint in this regard at the Cantonment police station. Acting on the complaint, police have registered a case under Sections 153(A), 292(A), 295(A), 505, 120(B) of the IPC and Section 67 of IT Act. “Some miscreant groups and antisocial elements are mischievously posting hateful messages over social media affecting religious harmony. Stringent legal action will be taken against this culprit and miscreants who are liking and sharing offensive postings.