The IT wing of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) that OpIndia was spreading “fake news” that migrant workers from other states were being attacked in Tamil Nadu and creating a sense of fear among them

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New Delhi, March 7

The Tamil Nadu Police booked OpIndia chief executive officer Rahul Roushan and editor-in-chief Nupur J Sharma for allegedly carrying “fake news” and creating a sense of fear among migrant labourers in the state.

The Thiruninravur Police received a complaint from one Suryaprakash of the IT wing of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) that OpIndia was spreading “fake news” that migrant workers from other states were being attacked in Tamil Nadu and creating a sense of fear among them. The complaint further noted a risk of conflict between the locals and the workers from other states.

Citing Hindi news websites, OpIndia, wrote in an article last week, “They (migrant labourers from Bihar) have alleged that as many as 15 people have lost their lives in the “Talibani” style attacks being carried out against the Hindi-speaking migrant labourers in the state.” 

The police have booked the case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 505 (statements conducting to public mischief),