<p>A 40-year-old software engineer was arrested after he put up a Facebook post, allegedly asking people to go out and sneeze in public to spread coronavirus.</p>.<p>Mujeeb Mohammad, a resident of Bagalur who works for a leading software company in Electronic City, is said to have uploaded this post on his Facebook account: “Let’s join hands, go out and sneeze with open mouth in public spread virus.”</p>.<p>He captioned his picture with these ominous words: “Spread the word to end the world.” The post went viral and created panic among netizens, prompting the police to open a case.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-news-live-updates-statewise-total-number-of-cases-deaths-statistics-lockdown-latest-news-817763.html#1"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>According to Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), a joint team of the Central Crime Branch and Electronics City police arrested Mohammad from his office on Friday.</p>.<p>“We are checking all his electronic devices to ascertains the kind of activities he was doing,” the officer said. </p>.<p>An investigating officer said Mohammad was being questioned about the motive for uploading such a post. “Right now, he is not saying why he did this. But he says he wants the world to end,” the officer explained. “We have seized his laptop and the phone.” </p>
<p>A 40-year-old software engineer was arrested after he put up a Facebook post, allegedly asking people to go out and sneeze in public to spread coronavirus.</p>.<p>Mujeeb Mohammad, a resident of Bagalur who works for a leading software company in Electronic City, is said to have uploaded this post on his Facebook account: “Let’s join hands, go out and sneeze with open mouth in public spread virus.”</p>.<p>He captioned his picture with these ominous words: “Spread the word to end the world.” The post went viral and created panic among netizens, prompting the police to open a case.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-news-live-updates-statewise-total-number-of-cases-deaths-statistics-lockdown-latest-news-817763.html#1"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>According to Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), a joint team of the Central Crime Branch and Electronics City police arrested Mohammad from his office on Friday.</p>.<p>“We are checking all his electronic devices to ascertains the kind of activities he was doing,” the officer said. </p>.<p>An investigating officer said Mohammad was being questioned about the motive for uploading such a post. “Right now, he is not saying why he did this. But he says he wants the world to end,” the officer explained. “We have seized his laptop and the phone.” </p>
