India opposition social media chief arrested over doctored video

NEW DELHI, May 4: Indian police said Saturday they had arrested the social media chief of the countrys main opposition party over accusations he doctored a widely shared video during an ongoing national election.

The Congress partys Arun Reddy was detained late Friday in connection with the edited footage, which falsely shows Indias powerful interior minister Amit Shah vowing in a campaign speech to end affirmative action policies for millions of poor and low-caste Indians.

Shah is often referred to as the second-most powerful man in India after Hindu-nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the pair have been close political allies for decades.    —AFP