Ex-DGP booked for ‘rumour’ against DMK

Former Tamil Nadu DGP R Nataraj has been booked by the Trichy cybercrime police for spreading malicious messages against the DMK government via WhatsApp. A case has been registered against him under sections of the IPC and the IT Act. Chief Minister M K Stalin announced the action taken against a senior police officer for false propaganda. The complaint against Nataraj was filed by advocate P Sheela, who accused him of spreading fake messages in a WhatsApp group and tarnishing the image of the state government and the police.