Srinagar, Dec 14: Jammu and Kashmir Police has warned Social Media users to refrain from aiding and abetting militancy through social media as it will invite stringent Unlawful Activities of Prevention Act (UAPA) for the violators.

Following the Zewan attack, which killed 3 policemen and injured 11, Jammu and Kashmir Police posted a tweet reading, “Beware Social Media users. Aiding and abetting of terror is as grave as the actual act of terror. It is punishable under Unlawful Activities of Prevention Act (UAPA)”.

Several people including government employees have faced heat after expressing dissent on social media, even some employees faced suspension. During PDP-BJP rule in Jammu and Kashmir, Government employees were barred from expressing themselves and were warned of action for being critic to the government. Recently a female employee of J&K Bank was placed under suspension for reacting with a laughing emoji on a news post related to the death of CDS General Bipin Rawat.

In past also Kashmir has witnessed scores of cases filed against social media users for posting anti-governmental content and expressing any sort of resentment. Even the Social media companies like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have blocked and restricted dozens of accounts of Kashmiri users stating that the posts went against their standard community guidelines.