India News | Haryana Police Arrests 2 for Circulating Fake Tweet Using Screenshot of Anil Vij's Handle
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Haryana Police on Tuesday arrested two people for allegedly circulating a fake tweet which used a screenshot of Home and Health Minister Anil Vij's handle to wrongly claim that lockdown has been extended in the state till May 20.
Chandigarh, May 18 (PTI) The Haryana Police on Tuesday arrested two people for allegedly circulating a fake tweet which used a screenshot of Home and Health Minister Anil Vij's handle to wrongly claim that lockdown has been extended in the state till May 20.
The arrested accused were identified as Prahlad, a resident of Tundla Mandi, Ambala; and Rohit Nagpal of Sundernagar, Yamunanagar, police said.
Prahlad was nabbed from Ambala, while Rohit was arrested from Yamunanagar district, they said.
The arrested accused were produced before a court in Panchkula which sent them to one-day police remand, police said, adding further investigation is on.
On May 7, Vij had brought to the notice of the police that someone had used a screenshot of his Twitter account to circulate a fake post about the extension of lockdown in the state.
Vij had sought action and registration of a case in the matter.
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