Siraha, October 30, 2026 — Police have arrested a 23-year-old man in Siraha on allegations of creating a fake TikTok account and using photographs and videos of local residents in content paired with obscene songs.
The arrested man has been identified as Sanjay Kumar Yadav, 23, of Pipra Tole in Aurahi Rural Municipality-3.
According to the District Police Office, Siraha, a fake TikTok account was created using photographs of family members and other individuals. The account allegedly circulated photographs and videos combined with obscene songs, prompting victims to file a police complaint over character assassination and violations of personal privacy.
Police said Yadav was arrested on the morning of Kartik 11 as part of the investigation initiated following the complaint.
Police spokesperson and Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramesh Bahadur Pal said Yadav admitted during preliminary questioning that he had created the fake TikTok account using his own mobile phone and uploaded photographs and videos edited with obscene songs.
Police have detained him on charges related to cybercrime and are conducting further investigation at the District Police Office, Siraha.
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