Retired army Major booked for posting fake news he calls a mere 'satire'! Know what's true-

NewsBharati    28-Apr-2020 11:01:01 AM
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Hyderabad, April 28: A retired Major of the Army was on Monday booked by the Cyberabad Police here for allegedly posting fake news on a social media platform, the police said noticing that the Twitter account holder @theskindoctor13 created a fake news article by editing an old news report in an English daily as 'Cyberabad Police Bans sale of Oranges in the City'.
 
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The Cyber Crime Police noted that the twitter account holder also attached a morphed photo of senior police officers of the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate with the fake news. "In the fake news/article it was mentioned that to boost secularism to the hilt, Cyberabad police banned the display, sale and consumption of Oranges in the City as saffron colour of oranges is hurting the sentiments of the Muslims," the release said. (tweet unavailable)
As the post is likely to promote enmity between different religions and prejudicial to the maintenance of communal harmony, a criminal case was registered against the retired army Major for posting the fake news, the Cyberabad Police said. However, the dermatologist (277.3k followers) who says 'expects no honors and who does not fear insult' called the incident an absurd one.
 
"Cyberabad police has filed a case against me for a satire. A satire they perceived as "fake news" despite a disclaimer. How absurd it is! Any lawyer friend who can help me with this? Also, one more request. If anyone can find out the FIR number so that I can proceed accordingly", he tweeted. Cyberabad is one of the three Police Commissionerates covering Hyderabad and its adjoining areas.