Lucknow, Apr 26 (PTI) The Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh Police arrested a suspected conman who allegedly posted "morphed" images with BJP leaders based in the state and duped people, officials said on Wednesday.

A senior Special Task Force (STF) official said on the condition of anonymity, "We arrested one Sanjay Rai, a native of Ghazipur. He used to live in Delhi and posted morphed images with Uttar Pradesh-based BJP leaders. He also duped people."

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"Rai was arrested by an STF team on Tuesday and sent to jail on Wednesday," he said.

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav also shared a tweet of his party's media cell that signalled at Rai's close links with BJP leaders.

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