BANDIPORA: The District Magistrate (DM) Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad today issued an order asking the netizens in the district to refrain from all sorts of misuse of social-media platforms.

District Magistrate in an order issued here cited that it has been made to appear that some anti-national persons or groups are resorting to misuse of social-media networking platforms on internet by 'preparing' or 'posting' or 'spreading' or 'propagating' by way of 'forwarding' or 'sharing' incendiary messages and propaganda of terrorist and separatist outfits.

Such activities, the order reads, are being carried out with intention to glorify terrorists and their actions, intimidate and terrorize individuals or general public or sections of public, exhort member(s) of public to resort to violence by inciting, encouraging and spreading disaffection/hatred, propagate terrorist and secessionist ideology and false narratives, and promoting fell of hatred, ill-will on religious grounds which is likely to disturb public order and tranquillity.

"Such acts on part of these anti-national persons or groups are prejudicial to the security of the state, maintenance of law and order and are likely to disturb the public tranquility", reads the order adding "such acts on the part of these anti-national persons or groups are aimed at terrorising common citizens and public functionaries from discharging their lawful duties."

The DM prohibited and ordered the general public to refrain from 'posting' or 'uploading' or 'propagating' by way of 'forwarding' or 'sharing' any messages or content as mentioned with immediate effect within the limits of District Bandipora.