Chennai techie held for death threats to CM on Instagram
Madurai: A 25-year-old IT professional from Kanchipuram was arrested on charges of posting death threats and abusive comments against chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Instagram . The accused used VPN services and public Wi-Fi networks to conceal his identity while uploading more than 1,500 posts through a fake account. He posted one such threat on Sept 28 when Vijay visited Madurai to launch the Thaai Maaman Thangam Mothiram scheme. Subsequently, city cybercrime police registered a case on Sept 29.
Police said Prakash worked at an IT firm in Chennai. Police inspector T Babu told TOI that Prakash took several precautions to avoid detection. we obtained details through an alternative mobile number linked to the profile,” Babu said Although he used a VPN.
He frequently targeted the chief minister in the comment sections of news channels’ Instagram pages. Apart from using virtual private network (VPN) services to mask his IP address, he accessed the internet through public Wi-Fi networks and avoided using his personal mobile phone. “We traced the origin IP address used to create the fake Instagram account. City police commissioner S Rajendiran monitored the investigation that led to the arrest.
Prakash was produced before a court and remanded in judicial custody on Wednesday.