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Using weapons for social media likes? Cops could come knocking
Updated On: 03 August, 2021 08:42 AM IST | Mumbai | Anurag Kamble
In recent cases, police have counselled young, minor offenders, or taken penal action against them, for acts like brandishing swords and posing with toy guns in social media videos

A screenshot of a boy from Pune district shows him attacking another boy
Flaunting weapons on social media can get you in trouble. In recent cases, young social media users found using weapons have either been arrested or warned against the act.
On Sunday, five children were rounded up by the Navghar police when a video showing one of the boys firing at another surfaced on social media. Cops were alerted as it was not known whether the weapon was real. Navghar police tracked down the children and found that the weapon was a toy gun. The police counselled the kids and warned their parents of dire consequences if they indulge in violent acts.
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