Bengaluru, Oct. 14 -- The Central Crime Branch (CCB) cybercrime police have registered a first information report (FIR) and detained two people for questioning over the alleged circulation of videos targeting former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah.

Siddaramaiah, a Congress Working Committee member, alleged that videos were being circulated on social media as part of a conspiracy to damage his reputation. The police are tracing accounts suspected of sharing the material to establish its origin and identify those responsible.

The investigation follows a complaint Siddaramaiah submitted to Bengaluru police commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh. He provided details of specific social media accounts allegedly involved in circulating the con...