Mumbai woman arrested for vulgar posts on Facebook page of Devendra Fadnavis's wife
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The accused had created over 53 fake accounts on the social media platform and 13 accounts on Gmail from which she would make the posts, the police said.
A 50-year-old woman was arrested today for posting abusive and vulgar comments on the official Facebook page of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s wife Amruta Fadnavis. The accused, according to the cyber cell department of the police, has been posting such abusive content for two years.
In a statement issued by the Maharashtra cyber department, officials said that the accused, identified as Smruti Panchal, had created over 53 fake accounts on the social media platform and 13 accounts on Gmail from which she would make the posts.
An FIR was registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act, 2008.
The accused was produced before the court, where she confessed. She has been remanded in police custody till September 15.
The police are yet to ascertain the motive behind her actions.
In the statement, the department warned users against posting vulgar content on the Internet, “Maharashtra Cyber requests citizens to be vigilant and aware not to post derogatory/offensive/abusive/vulgar content through fake accounts on social media platforms,” the statement read.
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