Bhopal, June 11 -- The Cyber Team of the Bhopal Crime Branch has arrested two individuals - including a minor and a point-of-sale (POS) agent - from Alwar, Rajasthan, for creating a fake Facebook profile using the name and photo of the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP), Crime Branch, Bhopal. The fake profile was being used to mislead the public and potentially commit fraud.
The matter came to light when a complainant informed the police about a suspicious Facebook profile impersonating the senior police officer. Due to the sensitivity of the identity involved, the Crime Branch promptly lodged an FIR and launched a cyber investigation. Investigations revealed the involvement of an organized cyber fraud gang. The gang had first...