Driver in Erode arrested for sending morphed picture to minor girl
A driver from Sankarapuram in Kallakurichi district was arrested on Saturday for morphing a minor girl's photo onto an obscene image and sending it to her.
During a visit to Erode, the driver, Manikandan, became acquainted with the girl's family, who are also from the same district and currently reside in Erode. According to the police, Manikandan edited a photo of the 15-year-old girl to create an obscene image and sent it to her via WhatsApp.
The girl informed her parents, who then lodged a complaint with the Erode All Women Police Station. Based on the complaint, Manikandan was arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, and remanded to sub-jail in Erode.
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