2 held for flashing derogatory message against Punjab CM on highway LED screen

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, August 12

With the arrest of two men from Ludhiana, the Khanna police claimed to have solved the case in which a derogatory message was posted against Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on an LED screen installed on a highway.

Manpreet Singh, SP Investigation, Khanna, while addressing a press conference, said the probe and technical evidence collected in the case had led to the arrest of two accused — Kunal Singla, a native of New Model Town, Moga, at present a resident of Gandhi Colony, New Model Town, Ludhiana, and Yogesh Puri, alias Ashu, of Maharana Partap Nagar, Basti Jodhewal, Ludhiana.

The SP said the accused hacked a VMS (variable message signboard) of public convenient LED installed on the national highway, in front of Libra village, on the intervening of July 30-31 and flashed some derogatory message against the Chief Minister.

A complaint was received from Dharminder Sharma, in-charge of control room, NHAI Ambala, and a case under Section 67 of the IT Act-2000 and Section 500 of the IPC was registered.

During investigation, Kunal, who runs a shop of LED signboards at Jammu Colony, Ludhiana, disclosed that on the said night, he, along with Yogesh Puri, was returning to Ludhiana after installing a letter board at a cafe in Kasauli. They halted at Apna Vaishnu Dhaba, Libra, for dinner. Before leaving, they planned the mischief and hacked the VMS to flash the derogatory message against the CM.