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Bengaluru Police on Friday arrested an Infosys engineer as he urged the people to spread the novel coronavirus by going out and sneezing in the open.

In a Facebook post, the person identified as Mujeeb Mohammed wrote,โ€ Letโ€™s join hands, go out and sneeze with open mouth in public. Spread the virus.โ€

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โ€œThe person who put this post saying people should go out and sneeze and spread the virus, has been detained,โ€ said Joint Commissioner of Police of Bengaluru SandeepPatil in a statement.

โ€œHis name is Mujeeb and he works in a software company,โ€ he added.

Patil said that a case has been registered against Mujeeb.

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Meanwhile, Infosys on Friday said that Mujeebโ€™s service has been terminated stating his social media post was against the Infosysโ€™ code of conduct.