Sudarshan News editor arrested by Gurguram Police for tweeting false information on Nuh violence

The editor of a Hindi news channel was arrested by Gurugram Police on Friday for allegedly sharing inflammatory posts on social media about the communal violence in Nuh and other districts of Haryana.

Mukesh Kumar, resident editor of Sudarshan News, was arrested from Gurugram's Sector 17, the police said. The channel had initially claimed that Mr Kumar was "kidnapped" by some "goons". However, Gurugram Police issued a clarification stating that he was arrested by the Cyber Crime division.

Six people were killed in clashes that broke out in Muslim-majority Nuh on July 31, when a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) procession was attacked by mobs. The dead included two home guards and a cleric.