A man was detained in northern Tajikistan for spreading a fake story about the escape of patients from a psychiatric hospital

A man was detained in northern Tajikistan for spreading a fake story about the escape of patients from a psychiatric hospital

In the northern city of Isfara, police officers detained a man who had spread a false voice message on WhatsApp about the alleged escape of six patients from a psychiatric hospital. As reported by Isfara police, the fake audio recording caused panic among the city’s residents. After investigation, police officers identified the distributor of the message. It turned out to be a 27-year-old resident of the Khonaobod jamoat (rural municipality), Ib…