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It might be possible that the person who had posted the message was unable to see me during my visits.” Shahjahanpur: Police have registered an FIR against unidentified persons for “defaming” union minister of state Krishna Raj by posting a message on social media that “the minister is absconding from her constituency”.After noticing the post, the BJP local unit lodged a complaint at Powayan police station and an FIR was registered.Station house officer (SHO) of Powayan police station Sudhakar Pandey told TOI, “On the basis of a complaint filed by a local resident, Prabhakar Mishra, we have registered a complaint under Information Technology Act and handed over the case to the cyber cell. The investigation is going on.”According to police, a few days back, some unknown people have posted a message with a photo of the minister, saying, “She has been absconding from the Powayan area ever since she won the Lok Sabha elections in 2014; and if somebody gets information about her, they should share with Yuva Chetna group.”“The section included in the FIR is non-cognizable and the investigation officer doesn’t have the authority to arrest the accused unless they have a warrant issued by the judiciary or higher officials,” said SHO.Meanwhile, Krishna Raj told TOI, “I have been visiting all areas of Shahjahanpur district regularly, and newspapers have also been reporting about it regularly..