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Man held for creating fake Facebook account in name of Bengaluru police

A man from Karnataka has been arrested after he created a fake account on Facebook under the name of Bengaluru City Police. Cops said, his idea was to use this account for his personal benefit; the investigation is ongoing.

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Published : Aug 26, 2020, 6:15 PM IST

Bengaluru: The cyber crime police of Bengaluru have arrested a 40 year-old man for creating a fake account under the name Bengaluru City Police on Facebook.

The accused, Pankaj Kumar Bachavat is a resident of Malleshwaram.

According to the cops, the accused recently opened a fake account in the name of city police and was posting contents for his personal benefits.

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Bhoja Raja sub-inspector, who works in the cyber crime station, filed a complaint. Later, a team, led by Additional Commissioner Sandeep Patil and DCP, arrested the accused.

"He was posting things under the name of Bangalore city police. Apparently his idea was to use this account for his personal benefit; the investigation is ongoing," a cop said.

Bengaluru: The cyber crime police of Bengaluru have arrested a 40 year-old man for creating a fake account under the name Bengaluru City Police on Facebook.

The accused, Pankaj Kumar Bachavat is a resident of Malleshwaram.

According to the cops, the accused recently opened a fake account in the name of city police and was posting contents for his personal benefits.

Also read: NIA nabs two more ISIS suspects in terrorist Abdul Rahman case

Bhoja Raja sub-inspector, who works in the cyber crime station, filed a complaint. Later, a team, led by Additional Commissioner Sandeep Patil and DCP, arrested the accused.

"He was posting things under the name of Bangalore city police. Apparently his idea was to use this account for his personal benefit; the investigation is ongoing," a cop said.

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