THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A complaint has been lodged in the Home Department seeking an inquiry into the creation of a fake WhatsApp account using Industries Minister P Rajeev's name. The messages were sent from the number 8409905089 with the minister's picture as DP.

The scam was discovered when officials from the industries department received messages. In a letter to the Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department, the minister demanded an investigation and to find the culprits.