UP minister’s brother booked for fraud after launch of ‘swadeshi’ mobile phone brand

An FIR has been filed against state minister Kapil Dev Agarwal’s brother and several others on charges of fraud after the photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were allegedly used on banners announcing the launch of a “swadeshi” mobile phone brand without their permission.

The case was registered at the Hazratganj police station following the accusation that the promotional material gave a false impression that the company had the backing of Modi and Adityanath. The InBlock phones by FESSChain, which is part of JaiTech India, were officially launched in a hotel here on December 22.