Ludhiana, Dec. 4 -- The Ludhiana Police Commissionerate have arrested a 35-yeart-old UK-returned Rupnagar resident for posting and sharing online content capable of creating communal tension in the state.

The accused, identified as Arshdeep Singh Saini, was taken into custody following an FIR registered by Ludhiana cyber crime police on November 28 under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act and the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Police said preliminary monitoring revealed that Saini had been using his X (formerly Twitter) handle @the_lama_singh to circulate content targeting multiple religious groups, including Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims. Active on the platform since February 2019, he has nearly 13,000 followers.

Investigations ...