FIA asked to monitor social media
KARACHI: In the aftermath of the riots which erupted as a result of the murder of a youth in Hyderabad, police have requested the FIA to monitor certain activity on social media to stop the spred of false information.
On Saturday, Sindh Inspector General Police Ghulam Nabi Memon wrote a letter to the FIA DG, requesting him to take legal action against miscreants spreading tension on social media.
The letter, available with The Express Tribune, states that after the murder in Hyderabad, some miscreant groups toom to social media and started spreading rancorousness which triggered the ethnic tensions
The law enforcement agency decided to take such action after their attention was drawn to posts riddled with allegedly false, or unverifiable information. Police also strictly asked social media users not to spread ethnic tensions between Sindhis and Pakhtuns in different cities.
On Friday, messages were circulating on different social media groups and messaging apps including WhatsApp. They claimed various areas of the port city would be blocked after afternoon prayers.
Soon after the clash erupted in different areas near Sohrab Goth, similar news was shared that created a tense situation and caused multiple challenges for LEAs. Law enforcers faced further backlash after claims of two young girls being kidnapped during riots near the Jamali Bridge.
Top police officials denied any abduction and asked the social media activists not to spread false stories which could further aggravate the tension.
“I request you to issue necessary instructions to Director Cyber Crime Wing of FIA Sindh Zone to strictly monitor such illegal activities and take stern action to discourage conspiracies on linguistic grounds,” IG Memon’s letter stated.
Police said that following the Hyderabad incident, at least 15 untoward incidents took place in different areas of the province. They said 90 people were arrested in 12 FIRs.
Appealing to citizens to stop spreading rumours, Memon said urged people not to take false information seriously.
Source: Express Tribune
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