Mathura: A man has been arrested from Kosikalan town of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly sharing objectionable morphed pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on a social media platform, said police.
The man, identified as Kasim, has been sent to jail for sharing objectionable pictures on Facebook, police said. "We received information that Kasim, a local resident, tried to disturb the peace in the area by sharing the objectionable pictures posted on Facebook," Superintendent of Police (Rural) Trigun Bisen told PTI.
Accused sent to jail
The accused was arrested from the Ghantaghar area on Wednesday night and sent to jail on Thursday, the SP added.
A similar incident took place in December 2020 where the Uttar Pradesh Police arrested a man for allegedly posting objectionable photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social media. A case against the accused has been lodged at the Zaidpur police station here.
(With PTI inputs)
