Web portal owner booked for spreading fake news in Punjab's Kapurthala
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A web portal owner was booked for allegedly spreading fake news regarding COVID-19 cases in Punjab’s Kapurthala district, police said on Tuesday
The website allegedly published fake news that some officials of a private university were found positive for the novel coronavirus, they said
A case under relevant sections of the Disaster Management Act and the Indian Penal Code was registered against Vinod Kumar on the complaint lodged by the university, police said.
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