7.30 am: An Infosys employee in Bengaluru has been arrested for urging people to “go out and sneeze” and spread the Covid-19 virus in a s...

7.30 am: An Infosys employee in Bengaluru has been arrested for urging people to “go out and sneeze” and spread the Covid-19 virus in a social media post, reports NDTV. “The person who put this post, saying people should go out and sneeze and spread the virus, has been detained,” says Joint Commissioner Sandeep Patil. “His name is Mujeeb and he works in a software company. A case has been registered.”
Infosys also sacked him. “The social media post by the employee is against Infosys’ code of conduct and its commitment to responsible social sharing,” says the IT firm. “Infosys has a zero tolerance policy towards such acts and has accordingly, terminated the services of the employee.”
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
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