A complaint was given at Cyber Crime PS stating that a young female Software Professional was being harassed by hacking her email IDs and also fictitious email IDs resembling victim’s name were created and from them obscene emails with morphed obscene images were distributed to the friends and relatives of the victim as if they were transmitted by the victim, which caused deep mental agony to not only to the victim girl, but also to her family members. A case in Cr.No.36/2012 U/s.66, 66-A IT Act 2000, Sec.506, 509 IPC was registered and investigated by K.Ravi Kumar, Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime PS, CID, Hyderabad.
Based on technical investigation the accused is identified Mr.Makam Naga Vamsi Krishna, aged 24 yrs working in Bangalore was traced and was arrested on 11-07-2012 at Kurnool being his native place.
The accused confessed that he bore grudge against the victim as she refused his proposal to marry him though they were friends, during the project work. In the name of revenge he indulged in the offence. At the instance of the accused one Laptop, one Internet Data Card, one Micromax mobile phone with SIM card that were used in the commission of the offence were seized. The arrested accused Mr.Makam Naga Vamsi Krishna aged 24 yrs was remanded.
Precautions to public:
1. Posting images of others on social networking websites and distributing through e-mails without their consent is a crime.
2. Social networking communication though can easily be tracked.
3. Women shall be cautious while giving their photographs, there is scope for misuse.
