Hyderabad: A woman IAS aspirant was arrested for creating a fake FB profile in the name of IT secretary Jayesh Ranjan and posting abusive content. The woman in her late twenties was be suffering from depression, police said.
Central Crime Station police said that Mr T. Narender, personal assistant to Mr Ranjan, had lodged the complaint on behalf of the officer earlier.
“Mr Narender had alleged that an unidentified person had created a fake Facebook ID in the name of Mr Ranjan and had started posting obscene content. This had become a cause of nuisance for those following the IT secretary’s FB page,” according to investigation official from the Central Crime Station.
Police tracked the IP address of the user and traced the suspect. They found that the woman was preparing for the civil services exam while staying in a hostel at Gandhinagar. Police found that she was suffering from depression.
Police could not find out why she had picked on Mr Rajan. Police said she had come across inspirational speeches by the Mr Ranjan earlier, after which she started the Facebook page. Police said the woman should not be named as she was not mentally fit.
