BANDIPORA — Police in Bandipora have arrested a man for allegedly circulating false and misleading information on social media claiming that three CRPF personnel were killed in a terrorist attack in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Sunday.
They said the misleading information was uploaded on a Facebook page operating under the name ‘Bandipora Wala’ following the terrorist attack in Kulgam on November 11.
The page was allegedly operated by Momin Ul Islam, son of Mohd Maqbool Bhat, a resident of Gund Dachina in Bandipora district, who had circulated fabricated claims about the killing of three CRPF personnel in the attack, they said.
Police said the circulation of such unverified information had the potential to create panic, disturb public peace and undermine public confidence, besides adversely affecting the security environment.
Acting promptly, Bandipora Police identified the person operating the Facebook page and registered an FIR (No. 187/2026) under relevant sections of law at Police Station Bandipora.
The accused has been arrested, while the misleading content has also been removed from the Facebook page, officials added. — (KIMS)
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