Social media post claims cracks appearing on Statue of Unity; FIR registered
Kevadia (Guj), Sep 10: The police have registered a case against an unidentified person after a post on social media platform X claimed that "cracks" have started appearing on the Statue of Unity in Gujarat and it can "fall anytime", an official said on Tuesday.
The 182-metre tall statue, built at Kevadia in Narmada district as a tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first home minister of independent India, is a major tourist attraction.
A post written in Hindi on the handle "RaGa4India" at 9.52 am on September 8 stated that the statue "can fall anytime as cracks have started appearing on it".
The post also carried an old photograph of the structure, which appeared to be from the time of its construction.
The post is unavailable for viewing as the X user has since deleted it.
A case was registered under section 353 (1) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) pertaining to making, publishing or circulating any statement, false information, rumour, or report, etc, to cause fear or alarm to the public, the official said.
The FIR was registered based on a complaint by Abhishek Ranjan Sinha, deputy collector, unit-1, Statue of Unity Area Development and Tourism Governance Authority, he said.
"By spreading such false news, an attempt has been made to create fear among the people and to disturb the peace," the FIR stated.
The statue, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October 2018, sees heavy footfall of tourists.
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Man arrested in Kasganj for staging fake death for social media Fame
New Delhi: In Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, tension escalated as a man's quest for internet celebrity went too far. A 23-year-old guy named Mukesh Kumar is shown in a video circulating on social media laying motionless and acting dead on a busy Kasganj road.
In the film, an unsettlingly lifelike scenario is created by the white bed sheet covering his "dead" corpse, cotton stuffed behind his nostrils, and a flower garland around his neck.But just as the video was coming to an end, Kumar burst into laughing. Surprised onlookers realized they had been duped into thinking they were watching an elaborate prank , and they quickly alerted the police.
Consequently, local police detained Kumar for causing public confusion and disturbance. The description for the video, which was posted on X, read, "A young man in the Kasganj district of #UttarPradesh pretended to die by lying down in the middle of a busy intersection." "Reel star" Mukesh Kumar has been taken into custody by the police."
Additional Superintendent of Police Shri Rajesh Bharti stated that the event happened in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, at the Raj Cold Storage area. "The man has made a video by sleeping on the road and creating a shock through his video," he claimed in a video statement. We have taken note of this and have detained the individual we have identified as Mukesh Kumar. Further action will be taken."
Social media users have strongly condemned Kumar for his insensitive and attention-seeking behavior in response to the stunt video. His careless attempt to go viral has incited anger and sparked worries about the dangers of an addiction with social media.
While one user said, "Reel makers are ready to go to any extent," another said, "I never thought people would stoop so low for views." A third user posted, "The world is full of strange and crazy people, they should be given training to make good reels." There was an additional statement, "This reel disease is increasing."
