Man held for using fake social media accounts to harass woman
A man has been arrested in Telangana for creating fake social media accounts to harass a woman. The police acted on a complaint from the victim, who reported that her private photographs were misused. The accused, identified as Sivaprakash, allegedly created the accounts to manipulate the woman emotionally due to his one-sided love for her.
- ▪The Tambaram City Cyber Crime Wing arrested a man for online harassment.
- ▪The victim reported that her private photographs were misused to create fake accounts.
- ▪The accused was identified as Sivaprakash, a friend of the complainant, and was remanded in judicial custody.
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The Tambaram City Cyber Crime Wing has arrested a man in Telangana for allegedly creating fake social media accounts using a woman’s private photographs and subjecting her to online harassment.The police said a woman from West Tambaram lodged a complaint stating that her private photographs had been misused to create fake Instagram and Telegram accounts, which led to her receiving unwanted phone calls and being harassed. Based on the complaint, the police registered a case and launched an investigation.Acting on the instructions of Tambaram City Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar, a special team, led by Sub-Inspector Ramachandran, was formed.
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