Bank regional manager arrested in social media defamation case

The police had earlier arrested an Andheri-based chartered accountant, identified as Mohit Jain, for allegedly uploading the post. The duo was produced before a court and remanded to police custody till February 2.

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THE MUMBAI crime branch on Tuesday arrested the regional manager of a Bhopal-based bank in a case of defaming a businessman on social media alleging a scam. The arrested person, identified as Deepak Gupta, is the regional manager of the Bhopal branch of a bank from where he is alleged to have accessed some private information which was then uploaded on a social media platform.

The police had earlier arrested an Andheri-based chartered accountant, identified as Mohit Jain, for allegedly uploading the post. The duo was produced before a court and remanded to police custody till February 2.

The social media post was about a person claiming he was involved in a Rs 3,000 crore financial scam, and the person (the complainant) received the said money in his account from an organisation linked to renowned industrialist Gautam Adani. The police probe prima facie found no material to substantiate the claims.

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Jain allegedly posted on X (formerly Twitter) on December 7, 2023, using the handle @satya karmaa. The said post alleged that the complainant was involved in Rs 3,000 crore financial scam and he illegally received the said money in his account from an organisation linked to renowned industrialist Gautam Adani, the police complaint said.

To back his claim, the accused also claimed to have uploaded relevant documentary evidence online and shared a URL. However, the link could not be opened, the complaint said.
The complainant on December 12 filed a complaint with the South Region Cyber Police Station, alleging the said post was posted with the intention of tarnishing his and his family’s image and reputation in society. The investigation of the case was transferred to the CIU branch.

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