THOOTHUKUDI/COIMBATORE: The cyber crime police have arrested a trainee priest from Manapadu near Thoothukudi on the charge of spreading rumours about the health condition of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
Tightening the screws on those spreading rumours, the cyber cell cops picked up Antony Jesuraj, a trainee priest at St Jacob’s Church, on Friday. It is said that he had shared unfair comments on his Facebook page. He was taken to Chennai for inquiries.
In Coimbatore, the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) and All India Lawyers Union petitioned Superintendent of Police Ramya Bharathi on Saturday demanding an inquiry into Friday’s arrest of two bank employees.
“The police have registered a case alleging that the two were spreading rumours about the CM’s health. They had actually spoken about the Chief Minister hoping for her recovery and only with the curiosity to know what happened toher,” said S Balamurugan, PUCL national executive committee member.
“Just speaking about the Chief Minister cannot be considered an offence. Everyone in the State hopes that the Chief Minister would recover soon,” Balamurugan added.