This Article is From Jul 08, 2018

Kerala Man Arrested For Creating Fake Chennai Metro Rail Website

Accused "stole" design, information, photographs from existing metro rail website to create a fake portal resembling the original one, says official

Kerala Man Arrested For Creating Fake Chennai Metro Rail Website

Cyber Crime Wing of the city police arrested the accused in Kerala yesterday. (File)

Chennai:

A man from Kerala has been arrested for allegedly creating a fake website in the name of Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL).

The Cyber Crime Wing of the city police arrested S Sreejith of Malappuram in Kerala yesterday, an official release in Chennai said on Sunday.

He "stole" design, information and photographs from the existing metro rail website to create a fake portal resembling the original one and even issued advertisements about job opportunities, it said.

The action was taken based on a complaint from CMRL, it said, adding the man has been remanded to custody.

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