Ludhiana | Woman booked for posting friend’s morphed images on FB

The complainant, a 28-year-old woman, said that in March this year, someone with a Facebook profile named Reet Mehra (Preet) wrote objectionable comments on a picture she uploaded on Facebook.

A woman has been booked for allegedly creating a fake account on social networking sites and posting morphed images of one of her friends on it. The woman had also allegedly made some objectionable comments on the post.

Sub-inspector Jatinder Singh, the investigating officer, said during investigation, it was found that a woman, who was a friend of the victim, had made a fake Facebook profile and used it to defame the complainant. (HT File)

The accused has been identified as Parminder Kaur of Partap Nagar.

The complainant, a 28-year-old woman, said that in March this year, someone with a Facebook profile named Reet Mehra (Preet) wrote objectionable comments on a picture she uploaded on Facebook.

After some days, the accused used this image and morphed a man’s image into it.

The man whose image was used, lived in the same locality.

When the 28-year-old came to know about it, she lodged a complaint with the police on March 28 after which an inquiry was marked.

Sub-inspector Jatinder Singh, the investigating officer, said during investigation, it was found that a woman, who was a friend of the victim, had made a fake Facebook profile and used it to defame the complainant.

The FIR was registered after a three-month long inquiry.

The accused has been booked under Sections 66B, 66C and 67 A of the Information and Technology Act at Division Number 6 police station. The accused is yet to be arrested.