Man arrested for creating fake website in name of Metro Rail

Press Trust of India  |  Chennai 

A man from has been arrested for allegedly creating a fake website in the name of Metro Rail (CMRL).

The Cyber Crime Wing of the city police arresetd S Sreejith of Malappuram in yesterday, an offical release here said today.

He "stole" design, information and photographs from the existing metro rail website to create a fake portal resembling the original one and even issued advertisements about job opportunities, it said.

The action was taken based on a complaint from CMRL, it said, adding the man has been remanded to custody.

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First Published: Sun, July 08 2018. 19:20 IST