5 PERSONS ARRESTED FOR SPREADING FAKE 'GANGRAPE' NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA:-
Aizawl 17th January 2015:- Ruth Chalthansawmi (23) of Saron Veng in Aizawl and her four accomplices were arrested on charges of spreading false information in the social media. Mizoram Home Minister R Lalzirliana said the state police has arrested five persons for spreading false information on social media.

The accused allegedly posted on social networking site Facebook that a girl was gangraped in the heart of the city in Aizawl and that the victim died after beingbrought to the Civil Hospital.The ‘news’ sent shockwaves in the capital city which was already shocked by the massacre of five members of a family on Friday night last.

The cyber accused were booked under Section 66 of the IT Act and Section 203 of the IPC. Police were interrogating to know why they resorted to such act of spreading false information, the minister said. State IGP Zorammawia said that 50 people have been booked under cyber law since 2009 with 24 people booked during last year.