Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district for allegedly posting morphed photographs of him with various dignitaries on social media, an official said on Wednesday.
The accused, Rahul Giri, a resident of Gondia district in Maharashtra, posted various photographs with dignitaries, including the collector of Narsinghpur district in MP, Deputy Superintendent of Police Sunil Nema said.
On the basis of inputs, the police with the help of a cyber team traced the man to a house in Shastri Nagar locality here and arrested him on Tuesday, he said.
A four-wheeler found outside the house was carrying a display plate mentioning 'additional secretary', the official said.
A mobile phone was seized from the man and the morphed photographs of him with dignitaries were found in the device, he said.
The man has been booked on charges of forgery, the official said, adding further investigation is on into the case.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
India Ups The Ante On Canada
Bodies Of 3 Siblings Recovered From River In Madhya Pradesh, Suicide Note Found: Police Building Collapses After Explosion In Madhya Pradesh's Morena, Many Feared Trapped: Cops 4 Thrash Tribal Man With Belts In Madhya Pradesh, Case Filed: Police Biden Assures "Peaceful Transfer Of Power", Has A Word Of Advice For Trump Indian-Origin Woman Buys Matthew Perry's Los Angeles Home, Performs 'Puja' India Calls Out Canada's Move Against Outlet That Interviewed S Jaishankar "Evil": Father Accused Of Killing Pak-British Girl Blames Her Stepmother Zelensky Says North Korean Troops Suffered Losses In Clashes With Ukraine Putin Says Ukraine Must Remain Neutral For There To Be Peace Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.