Following the Kalamassery bomb blast, 54 cases were registered across the state for spreading messages and news through social media in a manner that promotes religious hatred and disrupts communal harmony.
Malappuram district registered the highest number of cases – 26. There are 10 cases in Ernakulam City, five each in Ernakulam Rural and Thiruvananthapuram City. Two cases each in Thrissur City and Kottayam and one each in Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Palakkad and Kozhikode rural districts have been registered.
The police have also found many fake profiles that have been spreading and sharing messages through various social media in ways that promote religious hatred. Social media companies like Facebook, Instagram, X and WhatsApp have been directed to find out the IP address used by them to take action against those who created fake profiles. Special teams working 24 hours a day have been appointed in the cyber cell division of all districts to track down such message spreaders and take further action.
Following the Kalamassery blast, the Chief Minister and the state police chief had issued special instructions to find those who were making fake messages and spreading them through social media. Based on this, cyber patrolling of social media and other legal actions are going on.
