Case registered over Instagram reel showing country bomb explosion in Kannur

Kannur Cyber Police registered a case after an Instagram reel allegedly showing a country-made bomb explosion was posted by a pro-Left account. Provocative comments by political activists led police to invoke riot-incitement charges and seek details from Meta

Kannur: A case has been registered after a social media account supporting Left parties posted a video purportedly showing the explosion of a country-made bomb here, police said on Monday.

Kannur Cyber Police registered the case on Sunday following a report submitted by the Special Branch, Intelligence Wing of the Kerala Police to the Kannur Commissioner.

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As per the FIR, a reel was posted on the Instagram account named ‘Red Army Kannur’ showing visuals of a country bomb explosion.

The FIR said CPI(M) and Muslim League activists later posted comments on the reel threatening each other, which amounted to an attempt to incite riots.

Kannur Cyber Police said the reel surfaced after incidents of violence between UDF and LDF activists at various parts of the district following the local body election results.

Police said they would approach Meta to obtain details of those handling the ‘Red Army Kannur’ account and to verify whether such an explosion had actually taken place.

The case has been registered under Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause a riot.