Shimla, June 6 -- A 54-year-old man from Himachal's Mandi district was arrested by Shimla Police for allegedly circulating social media content capable of promoting communal disharmony and disturbing public order, police officials said.

The accused has been identified as Yudhveer Singh Bains, a businessman and former Congress supporter. Bains has previously been named as the principal accused in the alleged Kangra Central Cooperative Bank (KCC Bank) loan scam involving approximately Rs 20 crore.

The arrest on Friday followed a complaint received at Boileauganj Police Station alleging that Bains had uploaded and circulated a video on his Facebook account containing material likely to promote hostility between different religious communit...