Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 15: Police today said that the persons who were involved in rumour mongering in Soura area have been identified.
A Police spokesman said that few days back, a rumor was circulated on social media regarding forces set ablaze hand carts at Soura Anchar area. A case FIR number 81 at Police Station Soura was registered and investigation was put into motion to trace the rumor mongers.
He said during the course of investigation, few Facebook pages, WhatsApp groups and individuals using social media who circulated the rumor, were identified against whom legal action will be initiated.
“A detailed statement has already been issued by Srinagar Police regarding the sequence of events where miscreants in order to seek the attention of security forces and to engage them, set ablaze a few carts which they dragged on roads and also damaged some tree guards and road dividers,” he said.
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