Youth held for posting inflammatory content in WhatsApp

A 22-year-old youth was today arrested for posting inflammatory content in a WhatsApp group here, police said.

Shivam Verma was arrested after he sent a religiously inflammatory content in WhatsApp yesterday, a police official said.

A case was registered under section 295 A of IPC (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings) and CrPC section 151 (breach of peace) on the complaint of Samajwadi Party worker Arif, he said.

Enraged over the incident, locals protested outside the police station and blocked traffic yesterday.