Srinagar: A 21-year-old shopkeeper in Tangmarg in north Kashmir was arrested on Friday after he claimed to have found a cure for coronavirus.

On March 20, Tangmarg Police was alerted to an audio clip which was viral on social media. In the audio clip one claimed to have found a cure for treating coronavirus and requested for his message to be made viral, police officers said.

The clip generated a stir and people were frantically enquiring about the same.

Police arrested the accused who has been identified as Mohammad Hussain Kumar son of Ali Mohammad Kumar, the officer said.