The cyber cell of the Pune police have arrested a 30-year-old man for creating a fake Facebook account of Maharashtra minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Girish Bapat.
The miscreant, identified as Hrushikesh Nalawade, hails from Junnar Taluk and was arrested on Thursday night.
According to the police, Nalawade had used some photos from the Minister's official account to give his fake profile a veneer of authenticity. He then used it to upload lewd and inappropriate pictures, said the cyber police.
A complaint was lodged in this regard at the city's Bund Garden police station by Mr. Bapat's media manager, Sunil Mane who was alerted about the account last month itself.
The police have registered a case under section 500 of the Indian Penal code (IPC) and Information Technology Act Section 66(C). Besides acting as Pune's Guardian Minister, Mr. Bapat handles multiple portfolios in the State Cabinet including Food and Civil Supplies and Parliamentary Affairs.