<p>Cyber crime sleuths on Sunday arrested a 19-year-old medical student for allegedly creating a fake Twitter account in the name of the Bengaluru city police.</p>.<p>Magesh Kumar, a resident of Tamil Nadu, created the fake account during the recently concluded IPL season and posted scores and other match updates. </p>.<p>Police opened a suo moto case and registered an FIR under the IT Act. Police located Kumar in Chetpet in Tiruvannamalai district and arrested him.</p>.<p>Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) SD Sharanappa told DH that Kumar, a huge cricket fan, opened the fake profile and posted updates to attract a larger audience. </p>.<p>"He was posting updates on IPL matches. He is studying first-year MBBS and was unaware that such acts would invite trouble. He was just excited to post about cricket matches,” said Sharanappa.</p>
<p>Cyber crime sleuths on Sunday arrested a 19-year-old medical student for allegedly creating a fake Twitter account in the name of the Bengaluru city police.</p>.<p>Magesh Kumar, a resident of Tamil Nadu, created the fake account during the recently concluded IPL season and posted scores and other match updates. </p>.<p>Police opened a suo moto case and registered an FIR under the IT Act. Police located Kumar in Chetpet in Tiruvannamalai district and arrested him.</p>.<p>Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) SD Sharanappa told DH that Kumar, a huge cricket fan, opened the fake profile and posted updates to attract a larger audience. </p>.<p>"He was posting updates on IPL matches. He is studying first-year MBBS and was unaware that such acts would invite trouble. He was just excited to post about cricket matches,” said Sharanappa.</p>