On May 12, 2025, the Maharashtra Cyber Police arrested a 39-year-old man from Indore for allegedly uploading altered images and explicit videos of Hindu deities on social media platforms using a fake Twitter account. The accused, originally from West Bengal, is a BCom graduate currently pursuing a chartered accountancy course. Authorities traced him through intelligence inputs and detailed technical analysis, leading to the seizure of his mobile phone, which revealed six additional Twitter accounts used to disseminate similar obscene and provocative content. These accounts were found to be coordinating across platforms like Twitter, Facebook, online marketplaces, and pornographic websites. He has been booked under sections 196, 294, and 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita … as well as Sections 67 and 67 … IT Act, 2000. The accused has been remanded in police custody until May 13 … The cyber police are now working to identify the individuals behind the other fake accounts and to dismantle … broader digital network involved in these activities .

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