PANJIM: Two school-going students have been booked by the Crime Branch for allegedly posting sensitive content on Instagram and hurting religious sentiments. The Crime Branch has registered offence and is investigating the case.
The incident came to light after a Twitter handle by name @TheSquind posted screen shots of the posts on Instagram that were hurting religious sentiments and tagged the Director General of Police (DGP), Superintendent of Police (SP) North Goa and Superintendent of Police (SP) South Goa.
SP North Goa, in his reply to the post said, “FIR under Section 153-A r/w 34 IPC and Section 67 of IT act registered by Crime Branch, Goa Police and investigation has been taken up.”
The Police said that while they will ask Instagram to share details about the account holders for investigation, they will also be seeking help from the Cyber Crime cell.
The Twitter handle that first raised the alarm regarding this incident, has requested the police to investigate into the matter while also urging NGOs to file complaint in Goa against the act.
