Haryana Police arrest man for posing with weapons on social media

The Haryana Police on Tuesday arrested a man for allegedly posting pictures of him brandishing weapons on social media to intimidate people.

Acting on the information that some people were sharing pictures flaunting their weapons to spread fear, Ravi alias Maitallu, a resident of Rampura, was arrested from Mahendragarh road in Rewari district, police said.

"The arrest came after the police received information that some people were sharing photographs on their Facebook and You Tube accounts in which they were flaunting their weapons to spread fear among people,” police said. 

“A pistol was recovered from his possession,” police said.

(With inputs from agencies)