Vadodara: A fake Facebook profile of Dr Hitendra Patel, chairman of standing committee of Vadodara Municipal Corporation, was created by some miscreants who also sought money from people online.
Patel was informed about the fake profile by his friends were asked for money by the miscreants. His friends accepted the friend request assuming that it was his genuine account and also replied to the messages. However, when the operator of the fake profile asked for transfer of money online, they became suspicious and alerted Patel.
On Saturday evening, Patel approached the Cyber Crime police station at Bhadra Kacheri and made a complaint. “Police have registered the case and the fake account has also been deactivated,” Patel said.