GG News Bureau
Jammu, 22nd Nov. Two media persons from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district have been booked for allegedly spreading false reports, police said on Thursday.
According to police, Mueeb ul Haq, a resident of Sopore, and Suhail Khan from Delina, Baramulla, were arrested after they were accused of misrepresenting a hit-and-run incident as a murder case on social media. Their reports, which were deemed as “frivolous,” quickly spread in the region, potentially causing law and order issues and hurting public sentiment, a police official stated.
The incident involved Azhar Janwari, who was injured in a hit-and-run case on November 5 and later died from his injuries on November 18. Local police had traced the accused, Nadeem Badam, who confessed to the crime.
An FIR under relevant sections was filed, and both Haq and Khan were arrested. The police have urged media and the public to avoid sharing unverified information that could disrupt peace and the investigation.
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