Thane police have arrested a man for allegedly creating a fake Facebook account in the name of a Maharashtra minister and posting objectionable content on it, an official said on Tuesday.
The police registered an offence here on April 8 this year and its cyber cell conducted a probe into the case.
Following the probe, the police last week arrested the 28-year-old accused, who worked as a contract supervisor at Waluj in the state's Aurangabad district, cyber cell inspector Balkrishna Wagh said.
A mobile phone used by the accused of creating the fake social media account was also seized, he said.
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The accused has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act, he added.
