Kannur : Police on Saturday took a Youth League worker into custody for circulating on social media sleaze video falsely implying Thrikkakara’s LDF candidate, Dr. Jo Joseph. Arrested early in the day is : Kannur Kelakam native, Abdul Rahman.
Two persons were arrested in the case before namely, Congress Aamyur Mandalam President, TK Shukur and former Youth Congress Mandalam President Sivadas.
Police have also widened their hunt of the person who created the fake social media accounts to facilitate the scandalous propaganda. All men arrested have been charged with non-bailable sections of 67 under IT Act, 123 under Representation of People’s Act and so on.
Palakkad’s Kozhinjambara naïve Sivadas and Congress Mandalam President Shukur have been arrested for posting comments and propagating the lewd video. Sivadas is currently employed with KTDC. Both men were arrested after examining contents of their mobile sets and laptops.
Police have also identified Congress workers from Kannur, Kozhikode, Palakkad and Kollam district who indulged in circulating the fake video.
