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Five fake Twitter accounts created in the name of Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal were blocked on Tuesday after Delhi Police's Cyber Cell made a request to the authorities at the microblogging site.
The L-G Office staff had informed Delhi Police headquarters late Monday evening about the fake Twitter accounts, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber Cell) Anyesh Roy said.Also read: Legion Twitter Hacks: Lalit Modi, Apollo Hospitals, Sansad.nic.in Next Targets
"We found that the five accounts were created by anonymous persons in the names of Anil Baijal, @LGGovDelhi and others. We sent emails to the Twitter headquarters to block these accounts, which has been done," Roy told IANS.
No complaint was filed by the L-G Office, either in writing or via email, in the matter, Roy added.Also read: Legion Twitter Hacks: Delhi Police Traces IP Addresses From Five Countries
A couple of these accounts were created late Monday evening and were followed by over 2,000 persons within a couple of hours, police said.
Apart from displaying Baijal's pictures, these had objectionable comments against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party, the officer said.Also read: After Hacking Rahul's Twitter Account, Legion Says Sansad.nic.in is Next
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