Updated Apr 08, 2021 | 23:09 IST
Hyderabad Police officials said the accused Sreepathi Sanjeev Kumar downloaded a copy of the last year s government order announcing lockdown in Telangana and later changes its date. The cops also seized a laptop and an i-Phone allegedly used in committing the crime. | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The order was forged and circulated by Sreepathi
Hyderabad: The city police have arrested a 48-year-old Chartered Accountant for circulating fake government order announcing partial lockdown in Telangana in view of rising COVID-19 cases.
The accused has been identified as Sreepathi Sanjeev Kumar, who works as Chartered Accountant with Karvy and Company in Telangana capital Hyderabad. The accused is a native of Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh. He has been residing in Hyderabad since 1993.