Congress worker arrested for circulating fake video against K'taka Police

Padma, a Congress worker, allegedly used a video in which some policemen from Mumbai are seen beating up a man during the first lockdown. She added a voiceover to the video giving viewers the impression that the incident happened in Karnataka recently.

Bengaluru: The CCB police on Wednesday arrested a Congress member for allegedly spreading a fake video showing the Karnataka Police in bad light.

The arrested person is Padma Harish. She allegedly used an old video to defame the police department.

Police said Padma used video footage recorded in Mumbai on April 20 last year. In the video, a few policemen are seen beating up a man during the lockdown. Padma allegedly added a background voice to the video in order to make people believe that the incident was reported recently in Karnataka.

In the voiceover, she is also heard tarnishing the image of the Karnataka Police. Padma uploaded this doctored video on Facebook. Believing what they saw and heard in the video, netizens, too, joined Padma in slamming the Karnataka Police.

Taking cognisance of media reports, the police department launched an investigation during which they ascertained the truth. Police said, during interrogation, Padma admitted to her wrongdoing.

In 2019, her daughter Varshini was arrested in connection with the murder of rowdy sheeter Laxman.