Sendhwa (Madhya Pradesh): Sendhwa police station-in-charge Rajesh Yadav said on Sunday that one accused attempted to defame one person and a woman by creating a fake social media account.
Yadav identified the accused as Ravindra alias Ravi, a resident of the Daval Bedi locality in Sendhwa. He was arrested by police, and the phone used in the incident was seized.
Earlier, on December 10, the complainant, a Sendhwa resident, had submitted a written complaint with Cyber Cell Barwani alleging that someone had attempted to defame him by posting his picture and the woman who shared his identity on social networking sites and sending obscene messages.
The complainant claimed that he learned about the entire incident after the accused shared some of the pictures with some of his family members, who then informed him.
Based on the complaint, the police registered a case in the matter under Sections 292, 419, 465, 509, and 500 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 66-C, 66-D, and 67-A of the Information and Technology Act.
