Maharashtra Cyber Cell asked to crack whip on social media users posting objectionable videos, messages
New Delhi: In a bid to curb the unfold of rumours and misinformation on social media, Maharashtra Cyber has determined to crack the whip on offenders. The state’s cyber wing would now serve notices beneath part 149 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) towards such culprits, stated an official assertion.
Maharashtra’s Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday (May 20) directed the Special Inspector General of Police, Cyber Cell, to take strict motion towards cybercriminals. The Home Minister said that girls’s security can be given the highest precedence.
The state’s cyber cell is now maintaining an in depth watch on controversial movies on Tiktok, Facebook, Twitter, and different social media platforms. The cell has until May 1 registered at the least 400 offences at varied police stations throughout the state amid the COVID-19 lockdown.
After analysing such crimes, as many as 170 instances have been registered for forwarding offensive WhatsApp messages, 158 for sharing abusive Facebook posts, 18 for sharing Tik-Tok movies and seven for objectionable tweets, whereas four instances have been registered for flawed postings on Instagram.
A complete of 43 instances of misuse of different social media (audio clip, YouTube) have additionally been registered moreover arresting 213 offenders. Of these, 102 objectionable posts have been eliminated. Since the COVID-19 lockdown has imposed, the rise in various cybercrimes has been witnessed.
These crimes embody making Tik-Tok movies, posting varied provocative posts on social media, posting spiritual messages associated to Coronavirus, spreading misinformation in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic, taking names of Coronavirus victims moreover posting false posters to defame political leaders.
Offences like slander, private assault, on-line monetary fraud are included in cybercrimes. The alleged offender shall be prosecuted beneath the Indian Penal Code 1860, Information Technology Act 2008, moreover different legal guidelines. To stop such crimes, strict motion shall be taken beneath Section 149 of the Criminal Procedure Code 1973 by sending them particular person notices.
Warning the businesses operating Tik-Tok, Facebook, Twitter, and different social media platforms in India, Anil Deshmukh has requested them to right away take away deceptive and socially divisive content material from their platforms.
Earlier, TikTok sensation Faizal Siddiqui’s account was banned after he got here beneath the scanner for “glorifying” acid assault in a video. Faizal, who had a 13 million-plus following on the video-sharing software, posted a clip by which he’s seen throwing a liquid on a lady’s face for betraying him. Later the woman is seen within the clip with grotesque make-up, suggesting a disfigured face.
The approach Faizal made a video on Tik-Tok throwing acid at a lady, some boys additionally posted a video on Tik-Tok glorifying rape. People have sought robust motion towards such folks moreover demanding motion towards social media for permitting such movies on their platforms.
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