Bhatkal: The admin of a WhatsApp group stands arrested for offensive post in the group. In the first instance reported from Karnataka after a recent law made group admins responsible for posts appearing in social groups, the first arrest was reported from Murudeshwar in Uttara Kannada district near here.
The admin of ‘The Balse Boys’, Krishna Sannathamma Naik (30), resident of Doddabalse in Bailur, Murudeshwar, has been arrested.
Naik, an auto rickshaw driver by profession, was the admin of the said group. He has been accused of posting derogatory matter about Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in his group.
As per information, a photograph of Narendra Modi that was morphed and made to look ugly and obscene, was circulated through this group. A person named Anand Manjunath Naik had filed a complaint in this connection in Murudeshwar police station. The police, who registered case, acted swiftly and made this arrest.
Another accused, Ganesh Naik, was also arrested, and he secured bail through the court. The third accused, Balakrishna Naik, has remained elusive and the police are making effort to find and arrest him, it is learnt.
(Agencies)
