UP: 2 booked for sharing obscene audio about Vajpayee
Two persons in UP's Bahraich were booked for allegedly sharing an obscene audio clip about former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on social media following which one of them was arrested, police said today. A case was registered against them following a complaint by social worker Sunil Singh, SP Sabharaj said. Hindu organizations demanded that police take tough action against those who posted the audio.
Accused Anwar-ul-Haq encouraged people to spread audio further
"Azad Khan, a resident of Bhopatpur village, had on Saturday posted a nearly two-minute indecent audio about the former Prime Minister on WhatsApp, and forwarded the same to his friends and various groups," the SP said. Anwar-ul-Haq who was posted as a pharmacist at a government hospital in Bahraich encouraged people to spread it further, the official said.
Case was lodged under IPC and IT Act
The case was lodged against the accused for spreading animosity and disturbing communal harmony under the IPC and IT Act. "Azad Khan was arrested yesterday, and the police is raiding possible places related to Anwar-ul-Haq," the SP said. Chief Medical Officer of Bahraich, AK Pandey, said a departmental probe would be initiated against the pharmacist after analyzing the FIR.
