Police in India have arrested the social media head of one of the country's main opposition parties over a doctored video of the interior minister. Congress Party's Arun Revanth Reddy was detained on Friday,

Congress party’s Arun Reddy held over fake video of interior minister Amit Shah

The social media chief of India’s main opposition party has been arrested over accusations he doctored a widely shared video during the ongoing national election, according to police.

Arun Reddy, the opposition party's social media chief, is accused of editing footage showing Shah speaking at an election campaign Opposition figures have accused PM Narendra Modi's government of orchestrating criminal investigations to weaken rivals Indian police said on Saturday they had arrested the social media chief of the country's main

The Delhi Police has arrested Arun Reddy, who manages ‘Spirit of Congress’ X handle, in connection with Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s doctored video case, a senior police officer said on Friday. Reddy was arrested from Delhi,

Delhi Police suspect Arun Reddy, AICC national coordinator for social media, was part of conspiracy to ‘edit and circulate’ purportedly doctored video of Amit Shah, it is learnt.

The police officials said that over 22 people from several political parties in various states including Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh were served notices in connection with the case and were asked to appear before the court on Thursday,