Jharkhand Police asked to file case over fake tweet announcing lockdown

The Jharkhand government asked the police to lodge a case after a fake screenshot of Chief Minister Hemant Soren's official Twitter handle announcing lockdown was shared.

In a tweet, the Chief Minister's Office said no decision regarding a lockdown was taken by the state government.

''This screenshot of Hon'ble CM @HemantSorenJMM's twitter account in circulation is a fake post. It is REITERATED that no such decision on Covid-19 lockdown has been taken by the state government,'' it tweeted.

''Jharkhand police is instructed to file FIR, identify the miscreants & take action,'' it added.

As per the fake screenshot, all schools, colleges, institutes and religious places will apparently be shut from December 6 to January 1 in view of the omicron variant.