Four social media accounts of key accused Mehron blocked

Lookout circular has been issued to prevent accused Amritpal Singh Mehron from fleeing the country, says SSP

- Vishal Joshi

BATHINDA: At least four Instagram handles associated with a self-styled Sikh radical leader Amritpal Singh Mehron, wanted in the murder of a woman digital content creator Kanchan Kumari, were restricted in India on Saturday for allegedly posting death threats and racist content, officials said.

Mehron, a 30-year-old Nihang, who continues to evade arrest, has a sizeable following on social media, and his verified pages have been posting objectionable audio, videos, and photos since Friday.

The action has been taken against pages—amritpalsinghmehron, amritpalsingh_mehron, amritpal.singh.mehron and kaum.de.rakhe, and are inaccessible in India with a message that 'these accounts are not available in India due to a legal request to restrict the content'.