'I am Nisha Jindal': Raipur police arrest man for posting divisive content on Facebook page

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, April 19

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A Facebook page came under the police scanner for its divisive content in Raipur and when police went to arrest the person behind the page they were in for a shock.

The page was being operated under the name of a woman Nisha Jindal and had more than 10,000 followers.

The police started investigating and found out that the page is fake and actually a man is operating it. His name is Ravi Pujar according to local media.

According to reports, Pujar is an engineering student and has been running the page.

“When the Raipur Police reched to arrest “Nisha Jindal” for disrupting communal harmony, they found that “Ravi”, who has not been able to clear his engineering for the last 11 years, is the real “Nisha”,” tweeted IAS officer Priyanka Shukla in Hindi.

साम्प्रदायिक वैमनस्यता भड़काने के आरोप में जब @RaipurPoliceCG FB user “निशा जिंदल” को गिरफ़्तार करने पहुँची तो पता चला कि ११ साल से engineering पास नहीं कर पा रहे “रवि” ही वास्तव में “निशा”हैं! 😱
“निशा” के >10,000 फ़ालोअर्ज़ को सच बताने पुलिस ने रवि से ही उनकी सच्चाई पोस्ट कराई! pic.twitter.com/x7RSCqRftn

— Priyanka Shukla (@PriyankaJShukla) April 18, 2020

The police also forced Pujar to post his real photo on the page and as punishment, asked him to tell his followers that he is the owner of the Facebook page.

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel commended the police for the job. “No fraud will be spared. Let us reveal all those element who wish to mislead. Good job @RaipurPoliceCG,” he said on Twitter.

No fraud will be spared. Let us reveal all those element who wish to mislead.

Good job @RaipurPoliceCG https://t.co/LYqCes5Iel

— Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) April 19, 2020

Pujar was arrested on Friday after the police traced his IP address through which he operated his fake account. Laptops and mobile phones found at his home have been seized, according to reports.