Man held for fake info on Telangana CM's health

Twenty-seven-year-old Panyala Raju was detained by immigration authorities in Mumbai as he arrived from Saudi Arabia.

Hyderabad (Telangana): A 27-year-old migrant labourer has been arrested for spreading false information about the health of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on social media, police said. Cybercrime police in Hyderabad had registered a case against the man in June.

Police said Panyala Raju, a native of Jagityal district working in Saudi Arabia had posted the false information.

A lookout notice was issued by the police and Raju was arrested by immigration authorities in Mumbai on Friday as he arrived from Saudi Arabia, an official statement said.

Raju was moved to Hyderabad after a police team took him into custody, reports said.

(PTI report)