Man held for creating fake FB account of BJP MLA

The accused – identified as Chandan Shirsekar, a cab driver – messaged several women posing as Gaikwad and asked them to meet, an officer from Kolsewadi police station said

Thane: A 28-year-old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly creating a fake Facebook account of BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad of Kalyan and sending vulgar messages to several women in the vicinity.

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The accused – identified as Chandan Shirsekar, a cab driver – messaged several women posing as Gaikwad and asked them to meet, an officer from Kolsewadi police station said. “The accused was doing this for a week. A few women asked Gaikwad whether he was chatting with them. The MLA realised that something was fishy and he immediately approached the police to lodge a complaint.”

During the investigation, Shirsekar told the police that he was doing it for fun and to attract women to talk to him.

Gaikwad said, “I was shocked when a few women asked me whether I had sent friend requests to them and asked to meet him. I saw the fake account and immediately informed the police about the same. There is someone who helped the accused in doing this.”