Student held for harassing woman by sending her obscene messages

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Student held for harassing woman by sending her obscene messages

Monday, 28 September 2020 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

Delhi Police has arrested a 23-year-old student for allegedly harassing a woman by sending her obscene messages on social media in South Delhi area.

The accused has been identified as BA first-year student Kafil, a resident of Mehrauli.

According to Atul Kumar Thakur, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district, a woman had lodged a complaint that a Facebook user was harassing her by sending obscene and abusive messages on her account.

“A case under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered and investigation was taken up. During investigation, police obtained the details of the user and with the help of technical surveillance, he was arrested on Saturday,” said the DCP.

“During interrogation, the accused said he would create fake Facebook IDs in order to make friends with women and send them obscene messages. He used hotspot or WiFi services of others to evade detection,” said the DCP.

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