India, Sept. 16 -- YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday accused the Andhra Pradesh Police of identifying itself as the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) while seeking the removal of social media posts from his party's handle on X.

Holding Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu responsible for what he described as an alleged impersonation by the police department, the former chief minister called it "state-sponsored deception aimed at politically motivated harassment".

"Fake identity, real threat to democracy... your (Naidu's) police force identifying themselves as the US Federal Bureau of Investigation while seeking the removal of posts from X is the most deplorable act that tarnishes the reputation of our state and coun...