<p>Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala police on Saturday registered a case against an online channel for propagating <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/india/lok-sabha-elections-2024-poll-vault-fake-cases-2984301">fake news</a> against <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/indias-voting-machines-are-raising-too-many-questions-2975021">electronic voting machines</a> and poll officials.</p>.<p>As per the case registered at the City Cyber crime station here, the online channel had published a news stating that electronic voting machines kept in the capital district have glitches and there was a dispute between election officials and politicians in this regard.</p>.<p>The case was registered based on a complaint lodged by the district collector, police said.</p>.Kerala's iconic 200-year-old annual Thrissur pooram held in full grandeur.<p>The online channel withdrew the news after the legal action, police said in a Facebook statement.</p>.<p>Police also warned of stringent action against those who spread misleading and hate-mongering news among the public in connection with the Lok Sabha polls.</p>.<p>A 24x7 cyber patrolling has been launched in the state to detect all kinds of such cybercrimes, they added.</p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala police on Saturday registered a case against an online channel for propagating <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/india/lok-sabha-elections-2024-poll-vault-fake-cases-2984301">fake news</a> against <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/indias-voting-machines-are-raising-too-many-questions-2975021">electronic voting machines</a> and poll officials.</p>.<p>As per the case registered at the City Cyber crime station here, the online channel had published a news stating that electronic voting machines kept in the capital district have glitches and there was a dispute between election officials and politicians in this regard.</p>.<p>The case was registered based on a complaint lodged by the district collector, police said.</p>.Kerala's iconic 200-year-old annual Thrissur pooram held in full grandeur.<p>The online channel withdrew the news after the legal action, police said in a Facebook statement.</p>.<p>Police also warned of stringent action against those who spread misleading and hate-mongering news among the public in connection with the Lok Sabha polls.</p>.<p>A 24x7 cyber patrolling has been launched in the state to detect all kinds of such cybercrimes, they added.</p>