Malappuram native who uploaded Jo Joseph’s fake video nabbed from Coimbatore

KOCHI: The police have nabbed a man, who uploaded the fake video of Thrikkakkara LDF candidate Dr Jo Joseph on social media. The accused, identified as Abdul Latheef of Kottakkal in Malappuram, has been taken into custody. He was nabbed from Coimbatore.

Abdul Latheef will be brought to Thrikkakkara by Tuesday noon. According to the police, he is a supporter of the Muslim League. However, it is unclear whether he holds any official position. The video was tweeted using a fake Twitter ID.

The Twitter authorities had handed over the details regarding the circulation of the video to Kochi police commissioner, last night. The police suspect that the video was circulated by Abdul Latheef. The police have sought information from the Facebook authorities in order to clarify the matter.