Jammu: Police on Thursday said that they have booked a person for spreading hateful comments on social media in Doda district.
In a handout, police said that a complaint was received in Police Station Doda against one juvenile (name withheld) for circulating hateful comments on social media which could hurt people’s religious sentiments and create law and order problems in the area.
Police said a case (FIR No. 290/2024 u/s 299/352 BNS, 67 IT Act) was instantly registered against the said person at Police Station Doda, and subsequently, the trouble-monger was apprehended in the night and later today produced before Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board Doda wherefrom he was lodged for 15 days in Observatory Home in Jammu. Further investigation into the case is going on.
