India, Dec. 17 -- A 25-year-old man was arrested from Kaushambi in Uttar Pradesh on Monday for allegedly posting fake and provocative content on social media related to an interfaith relationship and murder to hurt religious sentiments, Gurugram police said on Tuesday.

The suspect was identified as Hariom Mishra, alias Shaurya Mishra, a resident of Charwa in Kaushambi, police said. Police said Mishra is a law graduate and had mentioned allegiance to a political party on his social media profile, which is yet to be verified.

According to police, Mishra had posted fake and malicious content on his X handle, falsely alleging that an inter-faith love affair involving a woman had resulted in her murder in Gurugram. Investigators said the con...