In a bizarre turn of event, a Bajaur man was arrested for spreading fake “love affair” news on social media in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
It was learnt that one Mohammad Gulab uploaded a post on his social media account, claiming that a British woman had arrived at Salarzai to meet her friend.
This prompted the local police to reach the area in a bid to provide security to the woman, however, on arrival at Tali, the police came to know that it was fake news.
A statement issued by KP police said that the Bajaur district police officer had taken strict action on the matter and arrested the social media user behind the fake post. It stated that a case under the relevant laws of cybercrime has also been registered against Gulab.
The police said that spreading fake and false news on social media is a punishable offence under the laws of Pakistan.
