Phagwara, May 26 (PTI) A web portal owner was booked for allegedly spreading fake news regarding COVID-19 cases in Punjab's Kapurthala district, police said on Tuesday.

The website allegedly published fake news that some officials of a private university were found positive for the novel coronavirus, they said.

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A case under relevant sections of the Disaster Management Act and the Indian Penal Code was registered against Vinod Kumar on the complaint lodged by the university, police said.

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