By: Express News Service Noida | July 22, 2025 05:30 IST 2 min readPersonnel at the Kakaroli police station received information that some individuals from the village were circulating a video and audio in a Whatsapp groupTHE MUZAFFARNAGAR police have arrested three men for allegedly circulating a video that originated in Pakistan in the wake of a crime there a year ago with the intent to incite communal disharmony during the ongoing Kanwar Yatra.In a statement issued on Monday, police identified the accused as Nadeem (25), Mansher (45) and Rahees (35) – all from Muzaffarnagar. “They work as a vegetable vendor, junk dealer and utensil seller,” said a police officer.“They were circulating a video showing dead women and children soaked in blood, along with an audio message alleging that members of a particular outfit were attacking families belonging to another community in Moradabad district. Investigations revealed that the video actually originated from Muzaffargarh, Pakistan, where a man had murdered his wife and seven children in April 2024,” read the statement.Personnel at the Kakaroli police station received information that some individuals from the village were circulating a video and audio in a Whatsapp group. “The intention behind this was to incite people of a particular community and instigate communal tension in western Uttar Pradesh during the ongoing Kanwar Yatra,” said the officials.According to the police, taking cognizance of this, a team was immediately constituted by the Kakaroli Police Station. “We immediately identified the accused and arrested the three. We have also recovered three mobile phones,” said the police.The police have registered at Kakaroli Police Station under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and sections 55 (instigating certain crime) 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) 103(2) (murder committed by a group), 113(3) (terrorism), 147 (rioting),152 (sedition) 196 (promoting enmity) 197(spreading false information) 299 (outraging religious feeling) 351(3)(criminal intimidation) 353(2)(rumour) of Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita and the IT Act.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Kanwar YatraMuzzafarnagar