Minor arrested in Kolar for spreading anti-national content on social media | Bengaluru News
Kolar: A minor boy from Dyavarahalli village in Kyasamballi police limits of Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) has been arrested on charges of treason for allegedly using social media to spread anti-national content and engage in radicalisation activities, according to police. Cops revealed that the boy, aged 14, migrated to Dyavarahalli from the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh with his family and was under the surveillance of internal security agencies.The boy was allegedly active on social media platforms such as Instagram, where he was found sharing and promoting content deemed harmful to national integrity, police said. Officials who were tracking his online posts observed that he frequently searched for information related to extremist outfits. After preliminary investigation, the boy was handed over to Kyasamballi police in KGF, and a case was formally booked against him under BNS Sections 196 (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, caste, community) and 197 (imputations, assertions that are prejudicial to national integration). Further investigation is in progress.
