Key Takeaways
- Jammu and Kashmir Police has warned against mischievous elements posting photos with the Director General of Police on social media without permission.
- Such posts can be used to intimidate or influence others to extort or part with money or promise governmental benefits.
- The police urge the public to expose and report such incidents to prevent any harm.
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday appealed to the general public to be vigilant about the mischievous elements posting photos with the Director General of Police on social media platforms without permission.
According to the PHQ spokesman, some individuals have photos with the DGP or other senior police officers, which were initially allowed due to participation in social and cultural events. However, they are now posting these photos on social media without permission.
Such persons are incidentally present in the events are posting such photos on their social media accounts without DGP’s permission or permission of the senior officers, he said.
The spokesman added, “this is not part of good manners to post a photo in public domain taken in a social or cultural event perhaps as a goodwill gesture without the permission of the person.:
He further said, “it is outright criminal and punishable, if the photo is being used and leveraged to intimidate or influence others to extort or part with money or promise governmental benefits by brandishing the photo as a connection to authority.”
Members of general public, community members, fellow citizens, brothers and sisters, gullible villagers and city dwellers, students and workers who are all dear to DGP and are valuable community members and citizens to the Jammu and Kashmir police may please note that such shenanigans by unscrupulous elements should be exposed and no one should fear of any harm from such elements, he added.
