Hyderabad: Two held for sharing fake news on CM KCR

Hyderabad: Two persons including a juvenile were apprehended by the Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force on charges of circulating fake news on Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao. According to the police, B. Shekar (36) a farmer from Nalgonda district, along with a juvenile aged 16 years and an intermediate student, circulated fake news in a WhatsApp […]

Hyderabad: Two persons including a juvenile were apprehended by the Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force on charges of circulating fake news on Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao.

According to the police, B. Shekar (36) a farmer from Nalgonda district, along with a juvenile aged 16 years and an intermediate student, circulated fake news in a WhatsApp group called ‘Theenmaar Mallanna Fans” in March. The post was widely shared on social media after being posted in the WhatsApp group.

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“The boy had received fake news about Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and later forwarded it to Shekar who shared it on social media,” said KVM Prasad, ACP (Cybercrime). Based on a complaint, the Cybercrime police (Hyderabad) booked a case and took up investigation.

On Saturday, the two were apprehended by the Hyderabad Police.

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