Student among two booked over posts on Operation Sindoor held

A college student has been arrested in one case, while in the second, police are trying to trace the accused.

In the second instance, a 26-year-old cable network businessman from Malad filed a police complaint with the Malwani police on May 9.

Written by: Vijay Kumar Yadav

2 min readMumbaiMay 12, 2025 10:34 AM IST First published on: May 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM IST

The Mumbai Police have registered two FIRs on Saturday in connection with objectionable posts on the India-Pakistan tensions on social media.

A college student has been arrested in one case, while in the second, police are trying to trace the accused.

According to police sources, Chunabhatti police on Saturday booked a 20-year-old Sahil Khan from Qureshi Nagar, Kurla, for allegedly posting an objectionable message on May 9 on his Instagram account.

Police registered a suo motu case against Khan and arrested him, said the source.

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The post was allegedly circulated to create an atmosphere of fear among the Indian public and to incite an individual to act against the country or to disturb public peace, stated the police hawaldar, who is the complainant in the case.