GUWAHATI: Four people have been arrested for allegedly posting an online advertisement listing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Varanasi office for "sale", police said on Friday, December 18.
The accused had taken a picture of the "Jansampark Kaaryalay (public relations office)" of Modi, who represents Varanasi in the Lok Sabha, and put it "up for sale" on OLX website for Rs 7.5 crore.
The OLX advertisement had listed PM Modi's Parliamentary office in Varanasi as a villa with four rooms and four bathrooms with a carpet area of 6,500 square feet. The advertisement reportedly showed the office located in Krishna Dev Nagar, however, it is located in Jawahar Nagar Extension.
"We received information someone has taken a photograph of the Prime Minster's office located in that Jawahar Nagar colony of Bhelupur area, and uploaded it on the OLX website. Taking cognizance of the issue, an FIR was filed and an investigation was launched into the matter. The person who took the photograph has also been arrested. Further investigation is underway," SSP Varanasi Amit Pathak said in a statement issued to the media.