Admin on WhatsApp jailed over PM's photo with obscene text
The Karnataka Police has arrested an admin of a WhatsApp group from Uttara Kannada district after a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with obscene content was posted in the group by a member. The arrested admin of the WhatsApp group is said to be an auto rickshaw driver. It is reportedly the first arrest of this kind in India.
For publishing incriminating content against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Karnataka police has arrested a WhatsApp group admin, an auto rickshaw driver.The incident has been reported from Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka.Krishna Sanna Thamma Naik had created a group called 'The Balse Boys' and was the admin of the group where a picture of Modi with obscene content was posted by a member called Ganesh Naik.Manujnath had filed a complaint with Murdeshwar police on this issue.Under the IT Act, the police arrested Naik who is now under judicial custody. Another accused Balakrishna Naik is absconding.This is for the first time that a WhatsApp group admin has been arrested for publishing content against the PM.