India, Dec. 31 -- A 21-year-old man from Punjab was arrested on Saturday by the Thane Police for allegedly creating over 100 fake social media profiles of an influencer from the city and posting her morphed nude images.

The accused, identified as Golu Jairam, a Class VII dropout and resident of Basti Jodhewal in Ludhiana, Punjab, was brought to Thane on a transit remand and produced before a local court, which remanded him in police custody till January 1, said a police officer from Kapurbawdi Police Station.

According to the police, the complainant, a 50-year-old Thane resident, runs a popular Instagram account posting content on social issues and has a following of over 1.7 million. In May 2025, she received a vulgar comment on one of...