Sunday, October 6, 2024

Man Arrested for Creating Fake Account of PM Shehbaz Sharif on Twitter

A man has been arrested for allegedly creating a fake account of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and using the name to spread disinformation.

The development was announced by the Prime Minister’s digital media contact, Abubakar Umer, on Twitter.

In a tweet, Abubakar said: “Dispute is welcome. It’s not the misinformation.

The person behind this account (RameezRajaLive) was tracked down and arrested for impersonating the Prime Minister and misleading people.

He confessed, and a case was being registered of u/s 16, PECA 2016 r/w 419, 505 PPC”.

The fake Twitter account with more than 30,000 followers can no longer be found on the micro-blogging website.

Earlier this month, Abubakar was appointed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s honorary adviser on digital media.

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