CRPF pleads people to refrain from posting fake news & pictures
TNN Bureau. Updated: 2/17/2019 5:57:10 PM
Politics
New Delhi, Feb 17: Central Reserve Police Force said on Sunday that people should refrain from posting ''fake pictures of body parts of martyrs to invoke hatred'' and said fake news about harassment of students from Kashmir is being propagated by various miscreants on social media.
In an advisory, India's largest Central Armed Police Forces said, ''It has been noticed that on social media some miscreants are trying to circulate fake pictures of body parts of our Martyrs to invoke hatred while we stand united''.
The CRPF requested that people should not circulate, share or like such photographs or posts and report such content at ''[email protected]''
In another advisory, the central forces said fake news about harassment of students from Kashmir is being propagated by various miscreants on social media and asked people not to circulate such posts which were ''attempts to invoke hatred''.
''Fake news about harassment of students from Kashmir is being propagated by various miscreants on social media. CRPF helpline has enquired about complaints about harassment and found them incorrect. These are attempts to invoke hatred. Please do not circulate such posts,'' according to the tweet.
Earlier, on February 14, the day of Pulwama Terror attack where more than 49 CRPF jawans were martyred, the paramilitary force has tweeted, ''We will not forget, we will not forgive: We salute our martyrs of Pulwama attack and stand with the families of our martyr brothers. This heinous attack will be avenged.''