<p>A 27-year-old man was arrested on Friday for allegedly circulating a video claiming to have encountered a lion in a village in Maharashtra's Nagpur district, police said.</p>.<p>The police arrested Pratap Amarlal Madavi, a resident of Budhla village in Kalmeshwar tehsil, for circulating the video and creating panic in the area, an official said.</p>.Captured Mysuru tiger's fate in limbo as it breaks canines while shifting .<p>In the video, Madavi claimed to have encountered a lion and urged the people of the village to remain vigilant. The video went viral on social media on Wednesday and Thursday and created panic among people, he said.</p>.<p>The forest department initiated a probe and found that the claim was false. A complaint was lodged, and the accused was taken into custody, the official said.</p>.<p>A case under section 505 (making or circulating false statements, rumours, or information with specific intent) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered, he added. </p>
<p>A 27-year-old man was arrested on Friday for allegedly circulating a video claiming to have encountered a lion in a village in Maharashtra's Nagpur district, police said.</p>.<p>The police arrested Pratap Amarlal Madavi, a resident of Budhla village in Kalmeshwar tehsil, for circulating the video and creating panic in the area, an official said.</p>.Captured Mysuru tiger's fate in limbo as it breaks canines while shifting .<p>In the video, Madavi claimed to have encountered a lion and urged the people of the village to remain vigilant. The video went viral on social media on Wednesday and Thursday and created panic among people, he said.</p>.<p>The forest department initiated a probe and found that the claim was false. A complaint was lodged, and the accused was taken into custody, the official said.</p>.<p>A case under section 505 (making or circulating false statements, rumours, or information with specific intent) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered, he added. </p>