This story is from April 4, 2020

Two held for provocative message on WhatsApp in Jaipur

City police arrested a youth from Galtagate for spreading fake news about coronavirus on social media and also for attempting to provoke people to attack the doctors who are conducting door-to-door screening of locals in Walled City area after 33 positive cases were found in Ramganj.
Two held for provocative message on WhatsApp in Jaipur
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JAIPUR: City police arrested a youth from Galtagate for spreading fake news about coronavirus on social media and also for attempting to provoke people to attack the doctors who are conducting door-to-door screening of locals in Walled City area after 33 positive cases were found in Ramganj.
On Thursday, 26-year-old accused Mohammad Moin had sent out a message to his contacts on social media provoking them to attack the doctors who were screening patients in Walled City area.
Moin was part of a Whatsapp group whose admin, 24-year-old Abdul Wajid was also arrested in the same case.
DCP Jaipur North Rajeev Pachar said, “The accused had spread fake news on social media regarding coronavirus. He had also messaged his contacts on Whatsapp asking them to not cooperate with doctors, but instead attack them while they were doing their duty.” As police got information about the provocative message, they immediately swung into action and arrested the accused under CrPC Section 151. After a Covid-19 positive case was found in Ramganj police station area, the authorities imposed curfew in Ramganj, Subash Chowk, Manak Chowk, Kotwali and all the areas under Galta Gate, Brahmapuri and Nahargarh police stations.
Since the beginning of the lockdown, cops have been keeping a strict vigil on social media to prevent spread of fake news regarding coronavirus and at least a dozen people have been arrested for the same.
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