Overview

• Police registered a case under Bhartiya Nyaya Snhita Section 353 against S Shahajahan Shareef after determining her post misrepresented the video’s location.
• The Pulikeshinagar police social media wing traced her to an NGO office in Malleswaram and seized the mobile phone and laptop used to upload the clip.
• Deputy commissioner of police D Devaraja said the investigation began after the post alleged rising rowdyism in the city.
• The video had been viewed more than 19,000 times before removal, prompting public concern and an official review.
• Shahajahan later posted an apology, saying she aimed to raise awareness but failed to verify details before reposting content first shared by an unidentified user.