Gujarat: RMO arrested for defaming UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre on social media
To malign the image of the hospital, the unidentified accused had also shared edited video clips of the events held in the hospital premises on his Facebook page and then shared the URL of those posts to some of the employees of the institute using a mobile number.;
Ahmedabad: A Resident medical officer (RMO) associated with a leading UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre has been arrested by the Ahmedabad cyber crime cell for allegedly trying to malign the image of the health facility by sharing "fake and fabricated" posts on social media.
Based on a complaint given by the management of the U N Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre (UNMICRC), the Cyber Crime Cell of the Ahmedabad police arrested Dr Kaushik Kumar.
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UNMICRC is an autonomous super-speciality hospital as well as a research institute in Ahmedabad that is funded and promoted by the state government.
The accused has been arrested by the Ahmedabad cyber crime cell from his residence in Bapunagar.
The Indian Express reports that "A complaint was given by the doctors at UN Mehta Hospital that an unidentified person has been making pages on various social media websites for the past six-eight months and putting up fake posts against the hospital," said Amit Vasava, deputy commissioner of police, Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Cell.
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