MAPUSA
Colvale police have registered a case against the authorised handlers of two digital media platforms ” InGoa 24x7 and The Voice for Goem ” for allegedly circulating false and misleading information regarding Central Jail, Colvale.
According to the complaint, the digital media channels published and circulated reports on their respective platforms claiming that Saurav Luthra, an accused in the Birch Nightclub fire case, was allegedly attacked by fellow inmates inside the Colvale jail.
The reports further stated that following the alleged assault, Luthra was taken to the North District Hospital, Asilo, Mapusa, where he was medically examined and referred for X-rays of his knee and ribs.
The jail authorities have alleged that these reports were published without verification and were false, misleading, mischievous and defamatory in nature.
It is further alleged that the circulation of such content created hatred and ill will among the public against the Central Jail Colvale authorities, thereby tarnishing the image of the prison administration.
Police have stated that notices under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) have been issued to the accused parties.
The case was registered under Sections 353(2) and 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, based on a complaint filed by Sucheta Dessai Superintendent of Central Jail, Colvale.
