The Tirunelveli Rural Police have registered 81 cases in connection with objectionable social media posts and arrested 82 people since January.
In a statement, Superintendent of Police N. Silambarasan said a special cyber crime unit closely monitored the hatred spread on social media with the sinister motive of triggering clashes among different caste and religious groups. Appropriate action was taken against the accused. Moreover, criminals posing with lethal weapons on social media were also being booked, which effectively preempted clashes and even murders.
Apart from registering cases against persons uploading the posts, their followers and those who posted malicious comments were also being monitored.
“Even though the police are organising awareness sessions in schools and colleges consistently, such posts are still circulating on social media for creating unrest between different caste and religious groups. Thanks to the constant monitoring of social media, police have so far registered 81 cases and arrested 82 people over the past seven months since January. Police will take stringent action against the anti-social elements if they are found to be spreading panic and unrest through their social media posts,” Mr. Silambarasan warned.
