Incident Reports
Man arrested for posting rumors abput PM on Facebook
2020-08-13
On August 13, an international life member of the World Hindu Federation, Sunil Sharma is arrested on the charge of spreading rumours against the Prime Minister on Facebook. He has been accused of spreading such rumours even before.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Arrest (politically significant) |
| Primary Cause | Other political issues |
| Secondary Cause | Issues related to freedom of expression and civil rights |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Hindu Religious Organization |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Government and civil servants at central level |
| Actor 2 - Youth | noyouth |
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