IIT-K dir’s fake account created, case lodged

TNN | Apr 13, 2020, 04:11 IST

Kanpur: Cyber criminals have created a fake account on Facebook in the name of the director of IIT-Kanpur. When the director came to know about it, he lodged a formal complaint with the Kalyanpur police station following which a case was registered under the IT Act.
The fake account also has an image of the institute director Prof Abhay Karandikar. The person, who had created the fake profile, used it for extorting money from close relatives of the institute’s director. It was at this point of time that Prof Karandikar came to know about it and lodged a police complaint.
Inspector, Kalyanpur police station, Ajay Seth, said that an FIR under IT Act has been registered on Saturday on the complaint of IIT-K director. He said further investigation is underway.