Srinagar, Jul 17 (IANS): The Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested a miscreant for misusing social media by posting a threatening video against a businessman, the police said in a statement on Thursday.

The police said that a case against various fake social media account handlers has been registered for anti-national activities.

According to details, the police in Sopore in north Kashmir received a complaint from a reputed businessman from Bemina Srinagar stating that a social media user, Abu Huzaife (claiming to be from Gujranwala, Pakistan), had uploaded a threatening video against him for his association with a political party on his Facebook account.

"On receipt of the complaint, a case under relevant sections of the law was registered and investigation was initiated. During the course of investigation, Sopore Police with the help of Cyber Police have been able to identify the fake social media handler.

"The accused has been identified as Rayees Ahmad Mir alias Danish, a resident of Brath Kalan. He has also been found to be involved in misusing social media platforms by creating fake accounts and posting seditious and provocative posts for anti-national activities, which are highly prejudicial in maintaining law and order," the police said.

The police said that Danish has been arrested and is in custody now.

"Those who create fake accounts on social media to run anti-state propaganda and spread fake information will be identified and dealt under the law," the police said, adding: "The Sopore Police with the help of Cyber Police is in the process of indenting the antecedents of some 200 such accounts which have been propagating anti-state content in order to create law and order problem in the area. Such people shall be summoned shortly."

The police have advised the general public not to circulate any anti-national content uploaded by miscreants which has the tendency of creating law and order problem.