Bengaluru, May 10 || In the backdrop of Operation Sindoor and rising tensions between India and Pakistan, the Karnataka government has moved to curb the spread of false and provocative content online.
The state Home Ministry is holding a high-level meeting with the Internal Security Division (ISD) and the Department of Information Technology to formulate a response.
Home Minister G. Parameshwara, speaking to the media in Bengaluru, said, “I have convened a meeting with the ISD regarding the growing spread of fake news in the state. IT Minister Priyank Kharge will also be participating.”
Parameshwara expressed concern over the circulation of misleading and inflammatory content on social media.
"Old videos are being reposted, provocative content is being shared, and false narratives are being pushed. The meeting will focus on identifying technical measures to counter this trend," he added.
The move comes as the Karnataka Police filed an FIR on Friday against Muneer Khan Qureshi, a resident of Kumbarpet in Kolar, for allegedly calling the Pahalgam terror attack a "pre-planned act" by the central government.
According to police, Qureshi uploaded a YouTube video claiming that the attack, which killed 26 people, was orchestrated to polarise Hindu voters ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections.