The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday registered an FIR on complaints received from senior women officials against alleged defamatory communication circulating on social media, police officials said.
According to the police, defamatory communications with unfounded, scandalous and derogatory accusations aimed at damaging the reputation and integrity of officers have been spread on various social media platforms (WhatsApp, etc.).
“The police said they had received a series of complaints from senior officials holding public office, along with other supporting material, alleging that over the past few days a defamatory communication had been circulated on various social media platforms (WhatsApp, etc.) with baseless, scandalous and derogatory accusations aimed at damaging the reputation and integrity of not only these female public figures but also public institutions and government organizations,” the police said in an official statement.
The police further said that they have registered a case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the IT Act. “The authorship of the communication is allegedly in the name of ‘Manish Sharma’ of Pir Panjal Times. The Crime Branch of JK Police has taken cognizance of the complaints lodged by the women officials and has registered a case under sections 467 , 471, 500, and 509 of the IT Act IPC and 66C and has taken up the investigation,” he added.
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