3 days ago
Thoothukudi man held for blackmailing women after befriending them on social media
The Cyber Crime Police of West Zone arrested a 42-year-old man from Thoothukudi for cyber stalking and blackmailing women by creating fake social media handles after collecting their personal photos and other details.
Police sources said a 42-year-old woman recently approached the Cyber Crime Police alleging that she was being harassed and blackmailed by one Saravana Vikram after getting acquainted with her on social media. She alleged that he forced her to talk to him over WhatsApp call and share her personal pictures and videos. He also shared pornographic content to her.
As he continuously sexually harassed, she blocked his calls and social media handles. However, two years later, he managed to contact her sister on social media page and called her sister to threaten that he would upload morphed obscene videos of the complainant and her daughters on social media platforms if she did not resume her conversation. Hence, she lodged a complaint with the police. He had also threatened to kill her daughters.
After analysing call records and social media page details, police traced the suspect 42 of Thoothukudi and arrested him near his house. Police also seized his mobile phone. Police said he had at least nine social media accounts in fictitious names and had stalked several women. He had also threatened them in similar manner, said police.
