Man from Maharashtra arrested for creating fake Instagram ID of Saputara woman

The Saputara Police Station team of Dang district has busted a crime involving the creation of a fake Instagram ID of a woman to defame her on social media and apprehended the accused from Maharashtra. According to a report by Sandesh, 26-year-old Mahesh Shivaji Jadav, a resident of Chandwad village in Nashik district, Maharashtra, has been arrested in connection with this crime.

The accused had created a fake Instagram ID using photos of the woman and her father. On this ID, he had posted the photos along with indecent text to defame the woman. In reference to this incident, a case was registered at the Saputara Police Station under Section-352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 and Sections 66(C) and 67 of the Information Technology Act-2000.

Operations to solve this case were carried out under the guidance of Inspector General of Police (Surat Range) Premveer Singh, Dang District Superintendent of Police Pooja Yadav, and Deputy Superintendent of Police K.R. Dimri and Janeshwar Nalwaya. Saputara Police Station Police Inspector J.K. Bariya and his team busted the crime with the help of technical sources and technical analysis.

Advancing the investigation based on the technical team, the police apprehended the accused Mahesh Shivaji Jadav from Chandwad village in Maharashtra. The police have seized an OPPO company mobile phone worth ₹5,000 used in the crime from the accused. Saputara police have undertaken further investigation in this matter.