Pulwama: Police on Monday said that strict action will be taken against the person who was seen burning apples in a viral video as he was falsely trying to malign the administration.
In a statement, the police said that yesterday on 16-10-2022, a video/post on social media platforms (WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter) was circulated/uploaded by various media houses in which an apple grower was shown agitating by way of burning apples, etc. The matter got verified on the ground and it has come to the fore that the identification of the person is Farooq Ahmad Mir son of Ab Khaliq Mir resident of Achgooza Rajpora Pulwama basically a fruit grower cum commission agent.
The police spokesman further stated that so far the said person has dispatched 13 trucks of apples comprising 5,424 boxes outside the valley in the current year to one Gansham Das, Laxman Das Shop No. C-8 Azadpur Mandi New Delhi vide various challan No’s 786 dated 15-09-2022, 787,788 dated 19-09-2022, 789 dated 21-09-2022, 1003,1004 dated 14-10-2022, etc. besides he has stored around 7,000 crates of apples in different cold storage facilities at IGC Lassipora.
Regarding the yesterday video he made at Pachhar Satellite Fruit Mandi, where adjacent to his apple packaging facility is located about 15 workers are busy packaging, and around 500 more apple boxes are ready to be loaded for transportation in different parts of the country, he said.
It is pertinent to mention that the person only to defame the administration has actually burnt down the rotten apples and projected them in the video as if he has burnt his actual/quality apple crop, police said.
The malicious intent of the person to defame the administration is being investigated /enquired into and strict action warranted under law shall follow against the person. The general public is requested not to pay heed to any such malicious intent and whosoever found involved in spreading such rumours shall be dealt with as per law, reads the statement.
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