J&K Police arrest two for spreading radical propaganda on social media

A statement issued by the CIK said that following raids conducted by the CIK on Saturday at multiple locations across the Kashmir Valley, six digital devices and seven SIM cards were seized for detailed examination.

The CIK said subsequently two suspects, namely Mehran Qazi, a resident of Shahbad, Dooru, Anantnag, and Babar Hamid Dar, were arrested on Sunday.

The case pertains to the dissemination of radical and anti-national content through social media platforms, it said.

“During the course of investigation, the two arrested persons were found to have shared content carrying radical and anti-national overtones, including radical narratives, glorification and projection of individuals associated with terrorism, propagation of extremist viewpoints, and narratives having the potential to influence or radicalise impressionable minds,” the CIK statement said.

“The investigation is underway, and further examination of the seized digital material is being carried out in accordance with law,” it said.