Bijnor (UP), Jun 2 (PTI) A man was arrested here on Friday for allegedly posting obscene photos and videos of children by creating a Facebook account with a fake identity, police said.

Mayank Chauhan was arrested by the Noorpur police for creating an account in the name of Shaan Qureshi, they said.

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SHO Sanjay Kumar said Mayank Chauhan is a resident of Roshanpur Jagir and a B.Sc student at a degree college here.

He was uploading obscene pictures and videos of children on the account, he said.

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