A district functionary of the BJP was arrested by the Nilgiris district police on Friday (September 6, 2024) for spreading erroneous rumours that the murder of a woman in Udhagamandalam, allegedly by her in-laws, was a case of ‘濒辞惫别 箩颈丑补诲’– a discredited right-wing conspiracy theory used to target and harass members of the minority Muslim community.
Ashika Parveen was allegedly murdered by her husband and in-laws, and four people had been arrested by the Nilgiris district police in connection with the incident. Following her murder, the police learned that members of right-wing groups were spreading rumours that Parveen was a Hindu and had been forced to convert by her husband.
The police have categorically denied this rumour, clarifying that Parveen was a Muslim by birth.
The Cyber Crime Police in the Nilgiris began tracing the social media handles of persons who were spreading these rumours, and on Friday, they arrested a resident of Aruppukottai in Virudhunagar district, identified as Vetrivel.
He was brought to Udhagamandalam for further investigation.
Published - September 06, 2024 03:56 pm IST
