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77 arrested in UP in two days since Ayodhya verdict: Police

Action has been taken against 8,275 social media posts including 4,563 posts on Sunday for attempting to disturb communal harmony after the Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict on Saturday

By PTI
There is heavy deployment of police and paramilitary forces across Uttar Pradesh, particularly in Ayodhya (in pic). 
There is heavy deployment of police and paramilitary forces across Uttar Pradesh, particularly in Ayodhya (in pic).  

In two days since the Supreme Court delivered its verdict on Ayodhya issue on Saturday, the Uttar Pradesh police has arrested 77 people across the state for allegedly trying to vitiate communal harmony in the state through social media posts.

After the apex court's verdict on the Ayodhya issue, a total of 34 cases have been registered and 77 persons arrested so far in the state, said a statement by police here.

Published: 10 Nov 2019, 7:34 PM IST

"A total of 22 cases were registered and 40 persons arrested for allegedly trying to vitiate communal atmosphere through their posts on Sunday by the Police Department's social media monitoring wing," an official statement said here.

Action has been taken against 8,275 posts including 4,563 posts on Sunday. These posts were put on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, it said.

Published: 10 Nov 2019, 7:34 PM IST

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Published: 10 Nov 2019, 7:34 PM IST

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