It's taken two years, but the first step towards justice has been taken — Sayyed Sherali Khan, 32, branded a terrorist after a petty altercation in 2016, has managed to get the rumour-monger-in-chief booked.

After making Khan run around for two years, during which his reputation was torn to shreds and he was forced to change homes, the Virar police have filed a case against the main accused who destroyed Khan's life via a WhatsApp forward, labelling him a terrorist, that had gone viral. mid-day had reported on September 26, 2016, that Khan came to know about the forward after a friend of his received it on September 22 and, shocked, sent it to him (Khan). The forward had a photo of Khan riding a bike with another person behind, and the caption read: "Guys ye adami kidhar bhi dikha to ye log ko pakdo and police ko hand out karo because ye log terrorist hai and har ek jagah jakar udhar k details le rahe hai, be alert (sic)".