Man held for posting 'objectionable' comment on messaging app

21 September,2015 02:13 PM IST |   |  PTI

A man has been arrested for allegedly posting an objectionable comment on a messaging app which led to protests by members of a community in Budhana town here, police said today


Muzaffarnagar: A man has been arrested for allegedly posting an objectionable comment on a messaging app which led to protests by members of a community in Budhana town here, police said today.

Tension prevailed in the area after people belonging to a particular community staged protest against the alleged objectionable comment posted on WhatsApp, Circle Officer S P Sharma said.

One Rahul Bhatnagar has been arrested for allegedly posting the comment in the WhatsApp group while a case has been registered against Sumit Bansal, the admin of the group, who is absconding, he said.

Investigation is underway and hunt is on to nab the absconding accused, Sharma said.

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