UP minister’s brother booked for using photos of PM Modi, CM Yogi to promote mobile brand

A case of cheating has been registered against the brother of a Uttar Pradesh minister for allegedly using photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to promote a mobile phone brand.

Police officials requesting anonymity said an FIR was registered against Lalit Agarwal on December 26 at the Hazratganj Police Station in this regard.

Lalit Agarwal is the brother of Kapil Dev Agarwal, UP’s Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Vocational Education and Skill Development.

The opposition Congress has demanded a CBI probe into the matter.

When contacted, Kapil Dev Agarwal told PTI, “My brother is being made a soft target. There is no merit in the case, and he will be cleared of all the charges.”