'Sex Worker': Miscreants Label Woman as Prostitute, Circulate Her Morphed Photo and Mobile Number in Ahmedabad; Complaint Filed
The Gaekwad Haveli Police have filed a report for identity theft under the Information Technology Act, and a probe has been launched into the matter.
Gandhinagar, April 25: A 35-year-old homemaker filed an official complaint with the police on Wednesday, April 24, claiming that someone morphed her photograph and shared it online, misidentifying her as a sex worker. The incident took place in the Jamalpur neighbourhood of Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
According to the woman's complaint filed with the Gaekwad Haveli police, the latter started receiving obscene and vulgar texts and calls from various men, which lasted till the following day. Gujarat Man Blackmails Girls Online, Demands Money by Threatening To Circulate Their Intimate Photos on Social Media.
Upon inquiring with one of the callers about how he obtained her number, the man proceeded to send her an edited picture of the victim along with her phone number, portraying her as a prostitute. According to TOI, the Gaekwad Haveli Police have filed a report for identity theft under the Information Technology Act, and a probe has been launched into the matter. 19-year-old Arrested for Sending Woman's Morphed Photos to Fiance to Break Engagement.
Previously in Sikka, close to Jamnagar, hackers posted lewd photos of a woman on her Instagram account. The woman filed a complaint with the local police, accusing one Vijay Jadav of hacking into her social media account and using it to perform the crime. The victim is a 20-year-old woman, a native from Karnataka, whose father is employed in Sikka with a private company. An FIR has been lodged in the matter and an investigation is undergoing.
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