An adolescent age 16 caught for spreading Fake News using twitter account similar to Tripura CM

An adolescent secondary school understudy (16) was confined for spreading a phony message with respect to the reimposition of coronavirus ailment (Covid-19)- actuated lockdown limitations for seven days from Friday in Tripura by means of a Twitter handle, which is indistinguishable from chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb’s miniaturized scale blogging webpage’s confirmed record.

The prisoner is an inhabitant of Dhaleswar in Agartala. He tweeted a phony message on Twitter that the state government has declared reimposition of lockdown limitations, beginning Friday for the following seven days in an offer to contain the spread of the viral episode.

“Taking a gander at the circumstance of the pandemic, the Tripura government has chosen to declare a seven-day lockdown from Friday (July 24),” the adolescent had tweeted on Tuesday, taking on the appearance of CM Deb.

Be that as it may, the police figured out how to find the errant young person and he admitted to his wrongdoing during a cross examination.

“The kid was confined from his home on Tuesday. He has been sent to adolescent care since he is a minor,” said Kishore Bhattacharya, in-control, East police headquarters, Agartala.

Afterward, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that the Twitter handle was phony as was the message.

Tripura Police has engaged the open not to enjoy talk mongering via web-based networking media about the reimposition of lockdown limitations or some other news identified with the viral episode and cautioned harsh activity against gossip mongers.