{"id":93356,"date":"2021-05-15T21:11:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T15:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=93356"},"modified":"2021-05-15T21:11:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T15:41:24","slug":"triura-dm-shailesh-kumar-yadav-viral-video-marriage-curfew-fake-twitter-handle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/triura-dm-shailesh-kumar-yadav-viral-video-marriage-curfew-fake-twitter-handle\/","title":{"rendered":"Imposter Twitter handle created in Tripura DM Shailesh Yadav&#8217;s name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Twitter user has posted a tweet in the name of West Tripura District Magistrate Shailesh Kumar Yadav and has gained likes and retweets in the thousands. Yadav recently made headlines for shutting down a wedding ceremony violating COVID-19 night curfew rules in Agartala. He also slapped the priest and misbehaved with the groom while raiding the venue. The tweet, posted by the handle <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/Io7Lf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@shailashyadaias<\/a>, reads, &#8220;If it is a crime to apprehend those who break the law, then I am a proud criminal and I am proud of my constitution&#8221;. At the time of writing, it was liked by over 6,100 users and retweeted by 1,400. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/4RZTJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-93358 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-36.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-36.jpeg 742w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-36-300x207.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another tweet from this handle said, &#8220;I accept my suspension. What I did was in consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic. And according to me, I did the right thing.&#8221; This had amassed over 8,000 likes and 1,700 retweets at the time of writing. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/o1Lp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-93359 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-37.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-37.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-37-300x179.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-37-768x459.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Free Press Journal (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/Taf9s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>) and Easy Mojo (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/SZ0SJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>) published reports on the tweets, attributing them to Shailesh Yadav.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-93356 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/triura-dm-shailesh-kumar-yadav-viral-video-marriage-curfew-fake-twitter-handle\/1-70\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/1-2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/1-2.jpeg 575w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/1-2-300x140.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/triura-dm-shailesh-kumar-yadav-viral-video-marriage-curfew-fake-twitter-handle\/2-60\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1106\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/2-3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/2-3.jpeg 1106w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/2-3-300x127.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/2-3-1024x432.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/2-3-768x324.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1106px) 100vw, 1106px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SlrAZIyvVPc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Study Glows<\/a> included the tweets in one of its videos that gained over 2 lakh views. The tweet has been mentioned between 4:26 and 4:36 in the video. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/PIHAd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-93362 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-38.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-38.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-38-300x185.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-38-768x474.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SHIVARV, another YouTube channel, also released a video on the tweet. It had generated over 10,000 views as of this writing. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/OmFS6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>A screenshot of the tweet is massively widespread on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A7%20&amp;sde=Abrs-kB3jEBggnq5hm_lZQXqNfRMZBeGIsEWQmQ6Fu0i4n2sT4qubnZhUtHXSIJasLOUU42JqmEzpOXfpBG5CCoFWw5CN7n500HVsEtCuhiEIlllmET9tati-nTpZDYtnWDHd9eZA3xiS4Jh82iFa0b7510Ft6I9xolrJjxSBaN3-X6OX6E6885pRT8Z1quUWu8YxZa05LsKjX0ivpL66rXX9DFCcteUmaCM-b70NYiUcP2p2j366ucQSfCF12dSQoeWY3KaUsZ_xfOY3sw5lb-vgHlFBtZ1dZVhHYEXLbq137zzOj57mHWiH6JdcHFJTF2crzaMVZ_Y6sLMXsow8ev3tfqW9tp4Jf-jbGSHzEJYfRFI8pbndz03WwBaT7Mo6FewvyU4LVjhpFedreMlPUkl1O974hSA4bVJEtZ2iniGrmG_MtaLzjDfgzQXy5lca-4IfwwZCiusR3SSevOEZTsO8eZnOK8TWOR2YHd70VuL65eDwB4CPESOpn4VXvRALW7VxxRcZ_qVA3BCgr1pju89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-93363 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-39.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-39.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-39-300x136.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-39-768x347.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The account also wrote a tweet expressing thanks in response to a hashtag campaign in support of Shailesh Yadav. IRS Sugrive Meena, believing the account to be real, replied, &#8220;Congratulations, keep up the integrity.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/1FNvJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Another tweet by the handle read, &#8220;The news of death from all around has completely broken down our resolve&#8221;, to which IAS Dr Heera Lal Meena wrote, &#8220;We need to stand up for others in these difficult times.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/bmtGk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Imposter account<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The tweet posted by the handle in Hindi has several grammatical errors. Furthermore, the earliest tweet made by the account dated back to April 30. This raised suspicions that the handle could be impersonating Shailesh Kumar Yadav.<\/p>\n<p>We noticed that the pinned tweet of the account had the username @arpitapatel111 at the time of writing and its URL also read &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Arpitapatel111\/status\/1388100804263899143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arpita Patel&#8217;<\/a>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/4iKFq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-93364 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-40.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"719\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-40.jpeg 719w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-40-252x300.jpeg 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We attempted to find old tweets by the handle through <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=to%3Aarpitapatel111%20arpita%20until%3A2021-04-28&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter&#8217;s advanced search<\/a> but found that they had already been deleted. But the replies to old tweets by other people were still visible. The username @arpitapatel111 appeared in the replies and redirected to Shailesh Yadav&#8217;s account. Archived links of old tweets when the handle used to operate as Arpita Patel can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/*\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/arpitapatel111*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-93365 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-41.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-41.jpeg 663w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-41-235x300.jpeg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below is a screenshot of <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/4iKFq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive.is<\/a> which shows @shailashyadaias redirecting to @Arputapatel111.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-93366 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-42.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-42.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-42-300x54.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-42-768x137.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News contacted Shailesh Yadav who confirmed that he doesn&#8217;t have an account on either Twitter or Facebook.\u00a0An imposter account was therefore, created in his name and believed to be true by many.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Twitter user has posted a tweet in the name of West Tripura District Magistrate Shailesh Kumar Yadav and has gained likes and retweets in the thousands. 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