Man booked for posting defamatory content against Cong MLA
Shimla, Sept. 19 -- One person has been booked in a case of defamation and forgery case for allegedly misleading the public and causing humiliation to a sitting Congress MLA through his post on social media, police said on Thursday.
The case was registered on Wednesday following a complaint by sitting Congress MLA Sanjay Awasthi from Solan's Arki Assembly seat.
In his complaint, Awasthi alleged that the person named Ranbir deliberately misled the public and caused humiliation by posting false content on social media, the police said.
A case of forgery, intentional insult and defamation under sections 336(4), 356(2) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered against the accused.
He has also been charged for identity theft and violation of privacy under section 66(C), (E) of the InformationTechnology (IT) Act, the police said.htc...
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