‘Remove objectionable content from social media, no FIRs for glorifying weapons for the next 3 days’: Punjab DGP
Punjab Government and Punjab Police are working tirelessly to eradicate the downside of gun tradition from the state. They are taking numerous steps to place a ban on actions involving the brandishing of weapons and weapons. The Punjab Police has additionally positioned a ban on making provocative speeches and importing footage and movies with weapons on social media and strict motion is being taken in opposition to those that accomplish that. FIRs and instances are registered in opposition to individuals who have offensive content on their social media pages.
In the newest improvement of march to eradicate gun tradition from Punjab, DGP Gaurav Yadav by way of his Twitter deal with has launched an info that everybody ought to pay attention to. He mentioned in his tweet that persons are requested to take away offensive content from their social media handles inside the next 72 hours. He additional wrote that CM no FIR directed in opposition to individuals will likely be registered for next 3 days as this very interval will likely be given to them to take away all content associated to weapons or weapons.
DGP Punjab wrote, “appeal to all to voluntarily remove any objectionable content from their social media handles within the next 72 hours. CM Punjab has directed that no FIRs for glorification of arms for the next 3 days in Punjab will be registered to allow people to remove content on their own.
Before this, many people faced problems due to their uploaded content on social media platforms which was offensive. The famous Kulhad Pizza couple from Jalandhar filed a case against themselves for making a reel with a gun. The couple then posted a video explaining that the gun shown in the video was not real, but a toy gun. They further added, “we did not break any rules. The video made was for entertainment purposes only.”
FIR against 10-year-old was registered on Friday when his father posted a picture of him on Facebook in which he is standing with a gun and carrying a belt of bullets on his shoulders.
Post all these incidents the government has now decided to provide a period of 3 days to people to remove offensive content, if any, from their social media handles.
DGP’s Tweet
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— DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) November 26, 2022