Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS): The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in Maharashtra has lodged a complaint with Facebook over the hacking of his Facebook page.

Shivdeep Waman Lande, who is currently posted as the DIG of ATS in Mumbai, said in his complain, "I am running my official Facebook page which is also verified. The page has more than 750K followers. The page was managed by Manjit Vishal as the admin."

He said that his Facebook page was hacked on August 19 and now Manjit Vishal has been removed as the admin.

"This is unauthorised access and it is totally a hacking activity. Now my page is gone and it is no longer visible on the Facebook platform. I would request you to kindly help in getting it restored," he said.

The 2006 batch IPS officer also said that he is taking the matter "legally" and a complaint will be registered soon.

Lande was earlier posted in Bihar. An electronic engineer from Ankola in Maharashtra, he had served as the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Araria, Purnia and Mungar districts. He also served as the SP of Patna Central region.