Agartala: Tripura Information Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Wednesday alleged that there was a fraudulent appeal in his name on social media, seeking financial help. The minister has approached the police.
Police said an FIR has been lodged against an unknown fraudster for creating a fake Facebook ID in Chowdhury’s name and asking for financial help.
Screenshots of the fraudulent appeal became viral on social media on Wednesday.
“When the matter was brought to my notice, I spoke to superintendent of police of West district and asked him to look into the matter,” Chowdhury said.
Prima facie it appeared that the person who had posted the fraudulent screen shots in his name is from Kerala. The police have lodged an FIR suo moto and started investigation, the police said.
The minister said, “The act is aimed at defaming my image publicly. Police has been asked to take lawful action against the fraudster.”
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