BJP activist held for objectionable social media post

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activist has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district for allegedly posting an objectionable message on social media, police said.

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Shubham Goel was arrested from Budhana town on Thursday. A case has been registered under Section 153B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, an officer said.

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The cyber cell of the Uttar Pradesh police is monitoring social media to check objectionable messages in view of the judgement in the Ayodhya case.

(PTI)