Patiala, September 2, 2020: Patiala Police booked an unknown anchor of FASTWAY TV USA for spreading rumours about COVID-19.
SSP Vikram Jeet Duggal said that it had come to the notice of the Police that an unknown anchor of FASTWAY TV USA was trying to spread misleading facts about frontline coronavirus warriors and making false allegations.
This unknown anchor has been booked under Sections 188 and 505 of IPC besides section 54 of Disaster management Act, 2005 at Civil Line Police Station Patiala.
The police has registered 7 FIRs for spreading fake rumours regarding COVID including an FIR for attack on doctors etc and 5 persons have been arrested.