Tailor held in UP’s Bareilly for uploading ‘pro-Pak’ video on social media

The police said the post aimed at disturbing communal harmony and spreading hatred and animosity. A case was registered against Sajid under Sections 197 (imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration) and 353 (statements conducing to public mischief) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Deorania police station.

Sajid’s mobile phone which contained anti-national and pro-Pakistan videos was seized, the police said, adding it will be sent for forensic examination.

The matter came to light after some local residents objected to the content.

“Mohammad Sajid will be produced in court on Tuesday. On checking his phone, we found a lot of objectionable content,” said Deorania Station House Officer (SHO) Dinesh Kumar Sharma.

Meanwhile, a video purportedly showing Sajid raising a ‘Pakistan Murdabad’ (down with Pakistan) slogan in police custody is circulating on social media.

Man jailed for sharing video on Pak claim

Meanwhile, a 27-year-old man was arrested in Sambhal for allegedly sharing a video on his Facebook page in which it was claimed that India’s fighter plane Rafale was shot down by Pakistani forces, police said. According to police, Jamaat Ali, was arrested after it was found that he had shared a video claiming that India’s Rafale fighter jet was shot down by Pakistan and its pilot taken captive.

During investigation, it was found that Ali has also allegedly liked and shared several other videos in support of Pakistan on his Facebook account, police said, citing the FIR. Ali has been booked under Section 152 (acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India) of the BNS, police said.

—with PTI