A man in Agra has been arrested for ‘communal and inflammatory’ posts on social networking site Facebook targeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, union Communications Minister Kapil Sibal and Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, police said Tuesday. Sanjay Chowdhary, a resident of the Dayalbagh suburb of Agra, was arrested late Monday and his laptop, sim card and data card impounded.
Police in Agra, said the arrest, which some see as an attempt to muzzle freedom of speech, that the arrest was made on ‘specific information’ about certain ‘communal and inflammatory’ posts by Chowdhary.
Police in Agra, said the arrest, which some see as an attempt to muzzle freedom of speech, that the arrest was made on ‘specific information’ about certain ‘communal and inflammatory’ posts by Chowdhary.