Manipur issues warning: Will prosecute anyone spreading baseless, unfounded content via media
Manipur government has warned that anybody without exception shall be prosecuted under relevant provisions of laws of the land, if found involved in spreading such unfounded and baseless contents through any media or posting and sharing of such contents, which will escalate law and order issues in the State and derail the efforts put so far toward bring normalcy and peace in the State.
The state government in statement stated It is to bring to the information of General Public that except for some very low Scale sporadic incidents, the law-and-order situation in the State has improved in the last 3-4 months with relentless efforts of the State and Central Governments and there is no large-scale confrontation. In this regard, State Government appreciates the efforts put by Security Agencies including both Central and State Forces.Unfortunately, the State Government had to issue Press Release dated 07-08 2024 on the viral doctored audio clips meant to incite communal violence and derail various peace initiatives being started by both State and Central Governments at multiple levels, thereby claiming the doctored clips to be that of Chief Minister.
Accordingly had been registered in Cyber Crime Police Station in this regard and investigation is going on.
The government stated that similarly, such contents have been found widely circulating through social media and news report. In this regard, it is clarified that incidents of shelling of rockets and bombs in fringe areas like Kangvai, areas bordering Bishnupur, Imphal East, Moreh, Jiribam, etc by miscreants have been reported from time to time and State Police and other Security Agencies had been taking up steps to book the culprits and to deter them.
