A resident of Bhilai was sent to jail for allegedly posting a pro-Pakistan slogan in a WhatsApp group while referring to Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF men were martyred.
According to police, the accused was identified as Kaif (18), a resident of Farid Nagar under Supela police station area.
“He was arrested on Friday night after Karan Banjare of Bhilai, reported the matter to police” Dharmanand Shukla Station House Officer (SHO) Suple said.
As per the complain, some members in a Whatsapp group had posted messages to pay homage to CRPF personnel killed in Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir and criticizing Pakistan for the tragedy in posts.
“Kaif, who was also a member of the group, allegedly posted pro-Pakistan slogan following which other members asked him why was he supporting the terror attack and is he from Pakistan” SHO said while adding that Kaif allegedly replied yes to their questions.
Later on, the screenshots of the WhatsApp group conversations went viral locally on social media following which Banjare and some others reached Supela police station to lodge a case against Kaif, police stated.
