One arrested on charge of disturbing social harmony thru social site

KATHMANDU: An employee of Morang-based KU Academy has been arrested on charge of posting an anti-social harmony message on Facebook.

The suspect has been identified as Bijaya Adhikari aka Birat of Kerabari, Morang, police said.

The Metropolitan Police Crime Division (MPCD) had begun an investigation after an FIR against Adhikari was received through the Hamro Police mobile app.

Preliminary investigations showed that Adhikari had spread rumours about some violent incident in his Facebook status.

Police are looking into the case