Advisory out on social media use
Jammu Tawi, Dec 29: One person was detained for allegedly uploading a “misleading” video related to a clash between two communities in Kishtwar district, police said on Monday, issuing a public advisory cautioning citizens against misuse of social media.
In a related development, Kishtwar District Magistrate Pankaj Kumar Sharma on Monday issued an order under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), directing strict regulation and compliance with the statutory framework governing digital news and current affairs content in the district.
The order specifically targets mushrooming of unregistered online news portals and social media pages reporting news and current affairs without registration, verification, or accountability, which the administration said poses a serious risk of misinformation and disturbance of public order.
The order followed a clash between two communities in a remote village in Nagseni area of Kishtwar district which left a few persons injured.
One person was detained for uploading a video giving a “communal angle” to the incident, police said.
According to the police, on Sunday, members of a community were bringing logs from the jungle when one log slipped and stopped near a madrassa.
Due to this, an altercation arose between the two communities under the jurisdiction of Padyarna police post, which later escalated into stone pelting from both sides and few people sustained minor injuries, they said.
An FIR under sections 125, 125(a), 191(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered in this connection, and investigation is on, they added.
