Fake Facebook page of senior IPS officer created

Ahmedabad: An FIR has been registered by the Cybercrime police against unidentified persons for creating a fake Facebook page in the name of a senior IPS officer, Hasmukh Patel.Patel, an ADGP-rank officer, serves as the chairman on various government recruitment boards in the state. The fake profile was created using his name, designation and photographs, said inspector R S Damor on Saturday. Patel is active on platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and X (formerly Twitter) to share authentic information about various recruitment processes, Damor said.Patel has tweeted that he has registered a complaint against the unidentified person who has created a fake account in his name. “If you come across any such activity, I should be informed immediately,” he stated in his tweet.The 1993-batch IPS officer is chairman of the Lokrakshak Recruitment Board, Panchayat Service Selection Board, and was appointed as chairman of the Police Recruitment Board only last month. He is also the managing director of the Gujarat State Police Housing Corporation.The fake Facebook page is ‘locked’ and nothing appears to have been shared on it, but it could be misused to disseminate wrong information, inspector Damor said. The FIR was registered two days ago under Section 66C of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2018, for ‘identity theft’.“We have approached Meta (which owns Facebook) for more information,” the police inspector said.