Bengaluru: An Infosys employee has been arrested in Bengaluru for his alleged social media post asking people to “go out and sneeze” and “spread the virus”.
He was arrested by City Crime Branch for disturbing post at the time of the crisis.
“Let’s join hands, go out and sneeze with open mouth in public. Spread the virus,” the man, identified by news agency PTI as Mujeeb Mohammad, a resident of the city for 25 years, wrote on Facebook.
“The person who put this post, saying people should go out and sneeze and spread the virus, has been detained. His name is Mujeeb and he works in a software company. A case has been registered,” said Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner (CCB, Bengaluru).
Infosys took to Twitter and said that the company has a zero tolerance policy towards such acts and has terminated the services of the employee.
“Infosys has completed its investigation on the social media post by one of its employees and we believe that this is not a case of mistaken identity,” the company said in a statement posted on Twitter.
“The social media post by the employee is against Infosys’ code of conduct and its commitment to responsible social sharing. Infosys has a zero tolerance policy towards such acts and has accordingly, terminated the services of the employee,” the statement added.
The social media post by the employee is against Infosys’ code of conduct and its commitment to responsible social sharing. Infosys has a zero tolerance policy towards such acts and has accordingly, terminated the services of the employee. (2/2)
— Infosys (@Infosys) March 27, 2020
