4 arrested for spreading fake news on WhatsApp

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Jun 02, 2021:      Police have arrested four persons on the charges of  spreading  false information that Hindu outfit leader Sharan Pumpwell  had sexually abused a  woman working  for Durga Vahini women’s organisation.

 

The accused had also  posted several messages like "Protect girls of your house from the demons of Hindu community"(Hindu samudayada rakkasarinda nimma maneya hudugiyarannu rakshisi) on WhatsApp which had gone viral.

Those arrested are Bhavani Shanker (32), Naushad (27), Ravi (38) and Jaya Kumar (33).