FASTWAY TV USA anchor booked by Patiala Police for spreading rumours on COVID
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
Acting swiftly against the rumor mongers, Patiala Police today booked an unknown anchor of FASTWAY TV USA.
Divulging the details, SSP Vikram Jeet Duggal said that it had come to the notice of the Police that an unknown anchor of FASTWAY TV USA was trying to spread misleading facts about CORONA frontline warriors and making false allegations.
This unknown anchor has been booked under section 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and 505 of IPC (with intent to incite, or which is likely to incite, any class or community of persons to commit any offence against any other class or community) besides section 54 of Disaster management Act, (Whoever makes or circulates a false alarm or warning ) 2005 at Civil Line Police Station Patiala.
As per information available online, FastWayTV LLC is based from Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. FastWayTV creates, produces & distributes multi language content.
It is worthwhile to mention that District Police had registered as many as 7 FIRs for spreading fake rumours regarding COVID including an FIR for attack on Doctors etc and 5 persons have been arrested in the above FIRs.
September,1,2020
