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Bhubaneswar: At least six persons have been arrested in Rourkela of Sundergarh district in Odisha for spreading rumours about COVID-19 situation in the state, informed SP K Shiva Subramani on Monday.
5 cases have been registered till now in Rourkela police district and 6 persons have been arrested so far in connection with posting fake content in social media regarding COVID -19. Stringent actions will be taken by the police against rumour spreaders, said SP K Shiva Subramani today afternoon during a press meet in Rourkela Jhirpani police station.
In last 24 hours, a total of 54 cases have been registered in different police stations in the State for violating the guidelines in connection to Coronavirus pandemic.
Prasanta Patnaik