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| Kishtwar DM issues order | | 'Register Whatsapp groups in 10 days or face action' | | Early Times Report
Kishtwar, June 29: The District Magistrate Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana has asked people in the district to get "WhatsApp news groups" registered with his office within ten days.
Rana took a strong note on the report of SSP Kishtwar Abrar Choudhary regarding a large number of WhatsApp news groups and also Whatsapp groups with other names that have come up in the district.
These groups are transmitting and circulating rumours, false information and unconfirmed information in the form of videos, audios or textual material, resulting therein every apprehension of law and order problem and the district administration as such has to face ugly and embarrassing situations.
"While the freedom of expression through social media is important but the same comes with responsibility and reasonable restrictions. Therefore, social media group administrator with the ownership of the group should be ready to bear the responsibility," the DM said in his order issued on Friday.
The order said that each WhatsApp group admin shall register his group with incharge district NIC officer Kishtwar within ten days. The order further reads that each WhatsApp group admin shall furnish an undertaking that whatsoever is uploaded in his/her group by him/her or any of the group participants, he/she shall be personally responsible for the same.
The individuals indicating to form WhatsApp news/other group shall submit a declaration in the enclosed performa to the District NIC officer alongwith his application for registration.
In case of violation of the order, each offender, the admin of WhatsApp group or any member of the group shall be liable for action under relevant provision of law including that provided under the Information Technology act, Ranbir Panel Code, Cyber Crime Law, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and any other law in force at the time of violation. |
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