The Big Picture: Section 505 - Tackling Rumours

Delhi police got over 3,000 distress calls on Sunday from people panicked over riot-related rumours like violence, arson and stone pelting across the national capital. Around one-fifth of these calls on the emergency 100 and 112 numbers came from Shaheen Bagh in South East Delhi and nearby areas in South Delhi, they said on Monday. Panic gripped residents across the national capital on Sunday evening following false rumours of violence but the police denied any incident and appealed for calm. Besides the PCR calls, several people from within Delhi as well as outside called up police officials, including officers, directly to verify information about violence breaking out, the officer added. The rumours prompted senior police officers to come on ground and quell the hoax while also taking to social media to control panic. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation also shut down the entry and exit gates of seven metro stations but did not give any reason. The stations were reopened later. The police said it was closely monitoring the social media accounts spreading fake news or rumours and action will be taken against them. On this edition of the big picture we will analyse section 505 of the Indian Penal Code and tackling rumours. Guests - Jiten Jain, Digital Technology Expert, J. Sai Deepak, Advocate, Supreme Court, L N Rao, Former DCP, Delhi Police, Mandeep Singh Randhawa, PRO, Delhi Police, Anchor - Frank Rausan Pereira Producer - Sagheer Ahmad