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Updated June 17th, 2019 at 06:16 IST

Man who posted against Tripura CM Biplab Deb sent to police custody on charges of forging documents

Anupam Paul, who had been on the run since April 26, was arrested by the crime branch of Tripura Police from New Delhi on Wednesday.

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A man who had been arrested for allegedly posting "fake news" on Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb's personal life was remanded in police custody for two days on charges of forging documents on Sunday. Anupam Paul, who had been on the run since April 26, was arrested by the crime branch of Tripura Police from New Delhi on Wednesday.

The police had registered a First Information Report against Anupam Paul for forgery, cheating and conspiracy after the April 25 Facebook post went viral on social media.

He was produced before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Sharmistha Mukherjee on Sunday who remanded him in police custody for two days.

Paul will again be produced before the court on Tuesday, Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Sadar, Dhruba Nath told reporters here.

The chief minister has described the post as a "deep rooted conspiracy" to tarnish his image.

"It is a baseless and motivated post which is in bad taste," Mr Deb has said. The state BJP has demanded strict action against the guilty.

A journalist and a police constable were arrested on April 28 for sharing the Facebook post. Both of them are now out on bail, a police officer said.

Read: Rahul Gandhi Hatched Conspiracy To Demean India Over Rafale Deal: Biplab Kumar Deb

Earlier, a journalist and a police constable were arrested on Sunday for sharing a Facebook post which claimed Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb's wife has filed a divorce suit against him, police had said.

Freelance journalist Saikat Talapatra has been arrested and lodged for the night at the West Agartala Police station, Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Subrata Chakraborty said.

The police constable was arrested after a case was registered against him for sharing the Facebook post, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Puneet Rastogi said.

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Published June 17th, 2019 at 06:16 IST

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