Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur

Puttur, Jul 9: The Puttur town police have registered cases against seven web news portals and social media handles for broadcasting messages aimed at inciting communal sentiments and disrupting peace in connection with a recent incident at Purusharakatte.

According to an official press release, an incident had taken place at Purusharakatte in Puttur on Wednesday, July 8. Following this, the accused media channels allegedly failed to report the facts and instead portrayed the incident under a communal lens, creating a divide between Hindu and Muslim communities. Based on complaints filed by aggrieved individuals stating that these platforms were spreading false information to disrupt communal harmony, the police registered separate cases.

Puttur Town police station (file photo)

The cases have been registered under Section 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, against the following media handles: Puttur Chavadi (Instagram page), Hosa Digantha, Zoomintv.online, Newsfocuskannada.com, Udayavani and Prakharanews.com and Karnataka Portfolio (@karnatakaportf Twitter/X page).

The police department has issued a strict warning stating that stringent legal action will be initiated against anyone found broadcasting or circulating communally provocative messages that threaten social harmony within the district police limits.