COIMBATORE: Coimbatore city cybercrime police on Friday arrested a 32-year-old man from Madurai for threatening to circulate photos of a woman on social media.
The arrested man has been identified as M Vinoth, 32, of Madurai. A 41-year-old woman from Vilankurichi lodged a complaint with the cybercrime police, stating that an unidentified person threatened to circulate her private photographs on social media, according to police. The woman, who lives with her husband and two daughters in a rented house in Vilankurichi, received WhatsApp messages from an unknown number on Oct 8. The sender used her photograph as the display picture and asked her to contact an Instagram account named ‘Sridhivya.26’. Following her complaint on Oct 10, police registered a case.
Investigations revealed that Vinoth was the culprit and he downloaded her photos from Instagram and threatened her. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Coimbatore | Silver Rate in Coimbatore | Bank Holidays in Coimbatore | Public Holidays in Coimbatore | Coimbatore AQI | Weather in Coimbatore | Petrol Price in Coimbatore | Diesel Price in Coimbatore | CNG Price in Coimbatore | LPG Price in Coimbatore Stay updated with the latest Coimbatore news.
The woman said the threats had caused her considerable mental distress and fear. When she refused, the person sent her photographs and threatened to upload them on Instagram. The sender later threatened to edit her photos and upload them on Instagram. He sent morphed pictures to her WhatsApp number. Vinoth was remanded in judicial custody. Download the TOI App.