DJ Detained For 'Hurting' Gujarat Chief Minister's Reputation Through Spoof Video

The disc jockey (DJ) is accused of making and circulating a fake electronic document using some portion of Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani's original speech with an intention to harm the reputation and position of the CM, the release said.

Police have detained a 30-year-old disc jockey (DJ) in Vadodara city of Gujarat on the charge of harming state Chief Minister Vijay Rupani's reputation by making and uploading a video by using a part of the latter's past speech, officials said on Friday. The accused was identified as Pradeep Kahar, a resident of Kahar Mohalla in Dandiya Bazaar locality of Vadodara, they said. He was detained on Thursday by Vadodara city crime branch under IPC section 469, which deals with forgery for purpose of harming reputation, a release issued by the police said. Right now, he is kept under detention and will be formally arrested once his coronavirus report comes negative, it said.