India, June 22 -- Maharashtra cabinet minister Girish Mahajan said on Sunday that he has written to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking a thorough probe into the circulation of morphed photographs on social media, allegedly showing him and a young woman.

Speaking to reporters in Nashik, Mahajan said he shared the photographs with a private cyber expert and the state cyber crime police for verification. Both submitted reports stating that the photographs were tampered with and modified. These edited images were then circulated on social media platforms. Apart from writing to Fadnavis, I have also spoken to him and requested a proper investigation to identify all those involved in this unethical act," Mahajan said.

The minister furth...