Man held for creating fake profile of Kolkata mayor

A person was arrested in West Bengal's for allegedly creating a fake profile of Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim on social media. The accused, 40-year-old Tarun Kumar Ghosh is a resident of Nabadwip.

Kolkata: One person has been arrested from Nadia district of West Bengal for allegedly opening a fake account in the name of Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim on social media and posting objectionable comments, police said on Sunday.

Tarun Kumar Ghosh (40), a resident of Buichara Para in Nabadwip was apprehended on Saturday night from his residence for creating a fake profile of Hakim and spreading false information, a senior police officer said.

When produced at a city court on Sunday, Ghosh was sent to police custody till June 22, he added.