Jammu and Kashmir police warns of propaganda video featuring Saif Ali Khan's 'Phantom' poster; sharing video made by terrorists to be an 'offence'

The Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday issued an alert against a propaganda video made by proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror outfit with a poster of the Bollywood movie Phantom featuring Saif Ali Khan.

The police warned the general public that position and forwarding of content of this nature is an offence under sections 13 and 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

In a series of tweets on X, the J-K police said, "A 5 minutes 55 seconds video by Jaish with a poster of the Bollywood movie Phantom with the photo of actor Saif Ali has just been released by the enemy around 2 PM today on 22 July 2024".


Police also warned the public against sharing this propaganda video and asked them to share the details of the receipt of the video.


"General public is alerted that they will do the following: First, they will not forward it in any manner to anyone. Second, they will report by a message as to who have they received this propaganda video from. Mention the telephone number and the date and time of the receipt of the video. Police officers shall report it to their supervisory officer and civil officers should equally report it to their supervisory officers by way of a text message," J-K police added in the post.


"Under no circumstances, this video shall be forwarded. It should be remembered that position and forwarding of content of this nature is an offence under section 13 and 18 of UAPA," the post added.

Early this year, ahead of the elections in India, manipulated videos of Bollywood stars Aamir Khan and Ranveer Singh endorsing a political party went viral on social media. While denying their involvement in the making of the video, the celebs sought legal action.

Saif Ali Khan is set to make his Telugu debut opposite Jr NTR in 'Devara', where he will play the main antagonist. Meanwhile, his wife, Kareena Kapoor Khan will star alongside Ajay Devgn, Deepika Padukone, Tiger Shroff, Ranveer Singh, and Arjun Kapoor in 'Singham Again', directed by Rohit Shetty. The film is slated for a Diwali release in theatres.