Man alleges post falsely portrayed him as carrying weapons
Mangaluru: A youth from Kilpadi has filed a complaint at Bajpe police station after a photo of him riding a scooter was allegedly misused on social media to falsely accuse him of carrying deadly weapons.
In a complaint, Kilpadi Mohammed Suhail stated that on June 6 at around 8.30am, he was travelling on a scooter along with his friend Wasim Sharif towards Moodbidri. While passing through a construction site on Edapadav Road, the complainant noticed a white crystal-like stone on the ground and picked it up, intending to place it in his fish aquarium at home. He held the stone in his right hand and a vape device in his left hand as they continued riding towards Moodbidri.
On the following day, at approximately 10.30am, his neighbour Adil Mohammed contacted him and informed him that someone circulated a photo of his scooter on WhatsApp, falsely alleging that he was carrying swords in both hands. Adil also shared a screenshot of the message with the complainant via WhatsApp. Subsequently, the complainant checked Instagram and found a post on the account Karavali_tigers, which featured a photo of him on the scooter with both his hands marked in the image.
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The post included a caption questioning police and the Congress govt for allowing individuals to roam freely while allegedly carrying deadly weapons. An audio clip in the Beary language was also included, warning people that a scooter had passed through Mijar towards Todar carrying stones and swords, and threatening possible violence on the road.
The same photo and audio were also circulated in a WhatsApp group named Ulaibettu 24/Breaking News. Therefore, the complainant alleges that the photo and video taken of him were misused. These false allegations have the potential to provoke communal tension and disturb public peace through social media platforms like WhatsApp and Instagram, he alleged
Meanwhile, Barke police filed a case against an Instagram account 'beary-legend'. The account posted a photo of Hindutva activist Sharan Pumpwell with provocative and false content.
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