Pathanamthitta (Keralam), Oct 21 A Congress leader in Keralam has been booked for allegedly defaming a CPI(M) leader through a social media post, police said on Wednesday.
The Adoor police registered a case against Sreena Devi Kunjamma, a Congress member of the Pathanamthitta district panchayat, based on a complaint lodged by senior CPI(M) leader K P Udayabhanu, 72.
According to the FIR, Kunjamma allegedly posted a message on Facebook on October 17 using an account in her name, with the intention of tarnishing Udayabhanu’s public activities and personal life. The post was also allegedly intended to defame him as a public figure and create unrest in society, the FIR claimed.
The case was registered under Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deals with giving provocation with the intent to cause a riot, and Section 120(o) of the Kerala Police Act, 2011, which penalises causing nuisance through communication, including repeated, undesirable or anonymous calls, letters, messages, emails or communications through a messenger.
Kunjamma recently left the CPI and joined the Congress.
(PTI News)
