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Labourer held for morphing 15-yr-old’s pictures in Ludhiana
Threatened to circulate the pictures if the victim did not share her number
A labourer was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly morphing the pictures of a 15-year-old girl and threatening to circulate them.
The accused has been identified as Rakesh Kumar, 27, of Millar Ganj.
The FIR was lodged following the statement of the victim’s father, who is a resident of Palm Vihar, Pakhowal Road.
He said the accused had sent a message to his daughter on a social networking site. When she replied, he asked for her phone number.
She blocked the account, but he started sending her messages from another account. Kumar allegedly downloaded her pictures and morphed them. Then, he threatened to circulate the pictures, if the victim did not share her number.
Inspector Jagdev Singh, SHO at Sadar police station, said that the accused is married. He was produced before a court on Thursday that remanded him to one-day police custody.
A case has been registered under Sections 354-D and 506 of Indian Penal Code and Section 67-A of Information and Technology Act at Sadar police station.
