Police register case after Instagram reel shows bomb explosion in Kannur

A case has been registered after a social media account supporting Left parties posted a video purportedly showing the explosion of a country-made bomb here, police said on Monday.

Kannur Cyber Police registered the case on Sunday following a report submitted by the Special Branch, Intelligence Wing of the Kerala Police to the Kannur Commissioner.

As per the FIR, a reel was posted on the Instagram



account named ‘Red Army Kannur’ showing visuals of a country bomb explosion.

The FIR said CPI(M) and Muslim League activists later posted comments on the reel threatening each other, which amounted to an attempt to incite riots.

Kannur Cyber Police said the reel surfaced after incidents of violence between UDF and LDF activists at various parts of the district following the local body election results.