Police on Saturday arrested a youth for allegedly spreading fake news about outbreak of coronavirus in Rayagada district. The accused was identified as Satyanarayan Samal (32), a resident of Ambadola.
Satyanarayan on his Facebook post said that a man who had arrived from Kerala was infected with coronavirus and was admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital.
Based on a directive issued by Rayagada Collector Pramod Kumar Behera, police carried out verification and found that the news was fake.
Later, the accused was forwarded to the court.
As per the Government guidelines, spreading false information or rumours about coronavirus is an offence.