On the resident of India opened a criminal case after placement in Twitter requests for oxygen tank for the sick grandfather . It is reported by The Independent.
The incident occurred in Uttar Pradesh. 26-year-old Shashank Yadav was arrested by police on charges of spreading “false information”, misleading to cause panic among the population. It is noted that after the charges, he was released.
Yadav posted on a social network post, in which he asked as soon as possible to provide the oxygen tank for the sick grandfather. To disseminate the call for help, he noted on the publication of the famous actor. Then the message came to the local deputy along the chain. He tried to reach Jauda, but nobody raised the phone – it turned out that the grandfather had already died.
However, information about the in need passed the police. In the guarage of the order caused the claim that the patient was not infected with coronavirus and did not have a recipe for medical oxygen. As a result, Yaaava accused of spreading unreliable information about the Pandemic COVID-19. At the same time, nothing was said about Coronavirus in the publication.
The Independent notes that the previously ruling party of India “Bharatia Djanata Party” (“Indian People’s Party”) ordered to fight the spread of inaccurate data on the lack of oxygen for patients with COVID-19. The case of Jauda became the first in the state similar accusation.
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