Dehradun, April 24 -- Uttarakhand Police on Friday lodged an FIR at Sonprayag Police Station against an Instagram account holder for allegedly spreading baseless claims about arrangements at Kedarnath Dham.

The action was initiated after social media monitoring identified a video from the account "thecurlypoet", which falsely alleged that an elderly pilgrim was denied assistance and that general devotees were being neglected due to VIP protocols.

However, as per officials, a pilgrim from Gujarat who fell ill was immediately shifted to the Primary Health Centre in Kedarnath, where he was declared dead. The administration subsequently arranged for the transportation of the body to Guptkashi via helicopter following due procedure.

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