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India-Pakistan
Suspect arrested in Lahore for ''triggering UK riots via fake news''
2024-08-21
[GEOTV] Weeks after a fake news sparked anti-immigrant riots in the United Kingdom, a Pak man allegedly involved in spreading the false information was taken into custody in Lahore, DIG Operations Faisal Kamran confirmed on Tuesday.

During the last few weeks, Britannia witnessed widespread riots after misinformation spread about the identity of the alleged perpetrator of the knife attack that left three minor girls dead on July 29 this year.

The recent riots saw numerous mosques, asylum centres and immigrant homes being attacked in several regions of Britannia.

UK police authorities said that they had arrested over 1,000 people in connection with the weeks-long riots in England.
Sharing an update on X, formerly Twitter on August 14, the UK police authorities said that they had arrested over 1,000 people in connection with the weeks-long riots in England.

The UK police further said that at least 575 people have been charged, as courts continue to deal with those involved in the disorder, which occurred across dozens of towns and cities in England and Northern Ireland.

The Lahore police official said that the suspect identified as Farhan Asif was arrested last night in the quiet provincial capital's DHA area and was handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) Cybercrime wing for interrogation.

Farhan Asif works for a news platform based in Pakistain, DIG Kamran said, adding that the individual has been charged with spreading "fake news'' regarding the identity of the killer of three children who were stabbed to death.

The police official added that fake news caused violent mostly peaceful riots and protests in Britannia, adding that the accused was probed and was found involved in disseminating fake news.

The FIA sources told Geo News that the investigating agency's Additional Director Cybercrime Chaudhry Sarfaraz is leading the investigation.
Update from Skidmark’s BBC link, below: the idiot is named as Farhan Asif, and he claims he just copied something he’d seen on social media.
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