Karnataka: Woman booked for hate-mongering Facebook posts after twitter users demand her arrest
Kodagu: Local police on late Tuesday evening booked a woman for her hateful Facebook posts after twitter users ran a campaign against her and demanded her arrest, earlier in the day.
Twitter users from across the state on Tuesday joined hands and launched a twitter campaign against Facebook posts of a woman, wherein she is seen making derogatory comments against Muslims and Prophet Mohammed.
The woman identified as Vindhya Poonacha was reportedly promoting hate and derogatory remarks against Muslims and Prophet Mohammed actively, to which the twitter users responded and demanded her arrest while tagging concerned authorities in their tweets.
Vindhya reportedly hails from Kodagu District and the netizens made sure that they tagged the Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police of Kodagu District in all their tweets to bring the issue to the notice of the authorities.
The users also criticized and alleged that the Police inspector at Kushalnagar Police Station had refused to file an FIR against the accused when he was approached, the users have also sought action against the cop for his act.
As a result of actively working and bringing the matter to the authorities on twitter, top police officials then contacted the complainant and filed an FIR against the woman. An FIR has been booked at Kushalnagar Town Police Station, reports added.
Confirming the details, the complainant Ajiz GE added that the woman has been booked under Section 153 (A) (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc.,) and 105 (Commencement and continuance of the right of private defense of property) of Indian Penal Code.
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18-year-old graphic designer arrested for theft; says he lost job due to AI
Indore (PTI): An 18-year-old graphic designer, who claimed to have lost his job due to AI, was arrested with his NEET-aspirant woman friend on Thursday for allegedly stealing jewelry worth Rs 16 lakh.
The teen duo told police that they were inspired by the 2005 film Bunti Aur Babli, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Shrikrishna Lalchandani.
They allegedly stole gold, silver, and diamond jewelry worth Rs 16.17 lakh from a shop in Rau police station area in the city on the night of December 22, the official told reporters.
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The entire booty was recovered from their possession after the arrest in Bhopal where they had fled.
Without disclosing the identities of the accused, DCP Lalchandani said, "Both are 18 years old. The young man is a graphic designer, while the woman is preparing for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). The two have known each other since childhood.
"During interrogation, the young man told us that he used to work part-time as a graphic designer at an IT company, but lost his job due to the company's adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technology and he was finding it difficult to make ends meet," the official added.
The accused, who come from economically weak background, claimed to have planned the theft after watching "Bunty Aur Babli," he said.
"The accused say they tried to sell the stolen jewelry, but the buyers, thinking they were children, wouldn't pay the right price. So they had decided to sell it after Christmas holidays," the DCP said.
