Ludhiana:
An individual from Ludhiana was arrested for posing as a policeman and asking people by a video message to buy alcohol to battle with COVID-19, police talked about.
The incident acquired right here to delicate after the video of the particular person went viral on social media platforms.
“This video was going viral. The accused Kulwant Singh was asking people to devour alcohol to defeat coronavirus. When investigated, the accused knowledgeable us that he is a comic book and had no intention to tarnish the image of the police,” talked about Commissioner of Police Rakesh Agrawal.
A video was circulated by which a person carrying a uniform of Punjab Police was spreading rumors that corona could also be cured by consuming whiskey
He is Kulwant Singh Dhillon. He has been arrested for spreading rumors and misrepresenting the Punjab police uniform#FakeDiKhairNahipic.twitter.com/imnmJGJ6M9
— Punjab Police India (@PunjabPoliceInd) September 5, 2020
A case has been registered in direction of Mr Singh under the associated sections of the Indian Penal Code.
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