The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday arrested a class XI student of Woodrow School in Bareilly district for allegedly posting a fake comment on Facebook, attributed to Samajwadi Party leader and Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Minister Azam Khan.
Police in Rampur arrested the boy and kept him in police lock-up at the Ganj Kotwali outpost after Khan's media in-charge Fasahat Ali lodged an FIR against him.
"I informed the police that this person has posted controversial and inflammatory post in the name of Mr Khan which is a lie. It has hurt the feelings of both Hindus and Muslims and malign Mr Khan's image," the complainant said.
The student has been booked under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act (for sending offensive messages through a computer), as well as other sections of the Indian Penal Code including for breach of peace.
However, the student pleads innocence regarding the incident.
According to Rampur SP Sadhna Goswami, during interrogation, the boy told the cops that he did not understand the real meaning of what he was posting.
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