Kolkata, Oct 26 — Police have arrested a young man named Akash Sarkar on the charge of making “derogatory” comments against Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on social media.
Based on the complaint, officers of Nagerbazar police station in north Kolkata arrested him on Monday.
The arrested Akash is accused of posting derogatory comments on social media, including spreading false information not only about the Chief Minister but also against several BJP leaders.
The investigating officers are trying to find out why he used to post derogatory comments on social media.
Akash used to post one after another indecent and ugly comments about Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on social media. Allegedly, he also used to spread false information on social media in the name of several leaders of the West Bengal BJP.
A written complaint was filed in the name of Akash at Nagerbazar police station. Based on the complaint, the police started investigating the incident.
After getting the primary details of the complaint, the police arrested Akash and produced him in the Barrackpore court on Monday.
The police have applied to take him into custody for further interrogation.
The police arrested a youth in West Midnapore district on Sunday, who is accused of making distorted and satirical posts on social media about Hindu deities, the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister of the state.
The arrested youth has been identified as Surajit Shee.
Several people from Hindutva organisations recently filed a complaint against Surajit.
The arrested was produced before the court on Sunday. The judge ordered the arrested to be remanded to judicial custody till November 4.