Dasuya MLA Karambir Singh Ghuman on Wednesday said that his Instagram account had been hacked by some miscreants who also circulated misleading information on it.

“The hackers were circulating false information and were asking social media users to send money by various means. The hackers were also circulating fake and misleading videos on my account,” said the ruling AAP MLA.

Ghuman said that he had made a complaint with police on Tuesday in this connection.

Hoshiarpur Senior Superintendent of Police Sartaj Singh Chahal said on Wednesday that the matter was being investigated and the guilty persons would soon be apprehended.