The Mangaluru police arrested a man on charges of spreading malicious content on social media through a page named 'idunammadhwani'.
According to City Police Commissioner Dr P S Harsha, the arrested is identified as Nizam Neeza.
He was engaged in posting derogatory posts regarding various government functionaries engaged in COVID-19 work and spreading rumours.
The arrested has been remanded in judicial custody.
(Published 01 April 2020, 09:57 IST)
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