India, May 10 -- A 26-year-old man from Barmer in Rajasthan was arrested on Saturday for allegedly circulating a video of Indian army movements on social media amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan.

"Under the supervision of the social media cell's nodal officer, a joint team led by department of science and technology (DST) in-charge Sumer Singh Inda and district crime records bureau (DCRB) in-charge Mahipal Singh apprehended the accused," superintendent of police Narendra Singh Meena said.

Jiyaram, originally from Poonyon Ka Tala in the Gida region of Balotra, had allegedly filmed and shared a video related to Indian army movements on social media platforms. He was arrested under the Indian Civil Defence Code for unauthorise...