Police register case on fake casting call using Union Minister Suresh Gopi's name

Thrissur (Kerala), Jul 17 (PTI) Police have registered a case after an unidentified person allegedly created a fake casting call using the name of Union Minister and actor Suresh Gopi and circulated it online, officials said on Friday. The case was registered by the Thrissur Cyber Police on July 14 based on a complaint lodged by Gopi, and an investigation has begun. According to police, Gopi had recently shared a genuine casting call for a new film associated with producer Listin Stephen on his social media platforms. However, before that, a fake casting call carrying Gopi's photograph began circulating on social media in the name of the Thrissur MP, asking men and women interested in acting in the film to send their photographs to a mobile phone number, police said. The fake post also claimed that interviews would be held on July 15 and 16. After the fraudulent post came to his notice, Gopi lodged a complaint with the police, officials said. A case has been registered under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act. Police said the investigation has begun by tracing the mobile phone number mentioned in the fake casting call, and the accused would be identified and questioned soon. PTI TBA TBA KH