Delhi man harasses woman after engagement breaks off, held

New Delhi: After their engagement broke off, a 26-year-old man was detained on suspicion of stalking and harassing a woman by posting her altered photos on a fake Facebook account in her name, according to police. Sudheer Kumar, also known as Tittu, a resident of Etah in Uttar Pradesh, was named as the suspect. They claimed that he was employed by a private company in Ghaziabad.

According to the police, the issue was discovered after the victim complained about the fake profile and morphed images with profane captions. She claimed that the defendant was also sending requests and altered photos to her family. A senior police officer claimed that the accused depicted the woman as a sex worker and even posted her phone number on the profile.

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Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) M Harsha Vardhan said a case was registered under sections 354 (D) (stalking) and 292 (sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.) of the Indian Penal Code. The police obtained details of the fake account and, following a technical analysis, zeroed in on Etah from where the accused was apprehended, he said.

"During interrogation, he disclosed that he had got engaged with the victim some time ago but the engagement was broken off due to some reason. He created fake Facebook accounts using her name and uploaded the morphed pictures to take revenge," the police officer said.

The smartphone and SIM card used to commit the crime has been recovered, the police said.

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