Thiruvananthapuram: While Kerala's COVID-19 graph continued to scale up with record number of cases, the state police has launched 'cyber patrolling', a strict vigil on social media platforms to find out those spreading false news regarding the virus.
Director-General of Police Loknath Behera has warned of stern legal action against those spreading lies through online platforms regarding the pandemic outbreak.
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There is a lot of inauthentic and unscientific stuff being propagated by some people about COVID-19 through social media, he said. "Not just creating such fake news but sharing it is also a crime," the DGP said here.
As an increase in the number of such instances came to the notice, the hi-tech crime inquiry cell at the police headquarters and the Cyber Dome, a centre for excellence for Kerala Police in cyber security, has been instructed to carry out a strict cyber patrol on social media to apprehend those who are creating and sharing such false news and messages, Behera added.
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Kerala's active cases soared to 1.98 lakh on Saturday as the state reported 26,685 fresh cases, 73 of them are health workers, according to the state government.
PTI
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