Kohima: Dimapur Police arrested one person namely Sunil Kumar (26 yrs) from Fazilka District of Punjab in connection with the creation of a fake Facebook profile of Tovihoto Aye, Nagaland Adviser for Power.
A press release issued by the office of the Dimapur Commissioner of Police informed that through this fake Facebook account multiple requests were made for online financial help from various people after fraudulently posting certain bank account numbers.
The identity of the arrested person was established after the conduct of certain technical analyses on the fake Facebook page under the supervision of DCP Zone-II. Subsequently, a three-member police team led by O/C SBN Police Station on Friday arrested the accused from Sito Gunno Village under Fazilka District with the active assistance of Punjab Police.
In this connection, the arrested individual has been booked under relevant sections of IPC and IT Act under Dimapur Sub-Urban Police Station, the release said.
