Surat: Had this teenager planned his career so meticulously, he could have made a big name in the world of fast-evolving information technology. However, he drew inspiration from a television crime series and employed his IT skills for an illegal act to get close to his school time sweetheart.
Curtains on the drama created by 18-year-old Smit Aghera were drawn when police arrested him on Thursday.
Aghera, who is a student of BScIT in a city-based school, had created three profiles on Instagram and had sent morphed images of Ruchi, the elder sister of his school friend Siya (names changed) to the two sisters and one more friend. He also blackmailed that they should chat with him otherwise he will share the morphed photos and objectionable text with others.
Police said that the youth’s plan was to harass the two sisters and Siya would then come to him seeking his help as he is a student of IT. But things did not happen as Aghera had anticipated as the girls approached police and lodged a complaint for defamation and criminal intimidation through anonymous communication.
Acting swiftly on the complaint, cops learnt that it was Aghera behind the charade and nabbed him. The accused told cops that he had adopted the idea from a TV series based on real crime cases. “Aghera was with Siya in school but they are currently studying at different colleges. He wanted that the girl continue friendship with him and was also considering marrying her for which he planned the harassment,” said a police officer of cyber-crime police station.
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Woman tries to break best friend's engagement
Cyber-crime sleuths arrested a 24-year-old woman Hemali Savaliya, a resident of Utran, on Thursday for allegedly sharing details to defame her one-time best friend. Savaliya was not happy since the victim did not call her to an engagement ceremony held recently. Savaliya created two fake Instagram accounts with the name of the complainant and started sending objectionable text messages to the victim's fiancé and his brother. “The accused wanted the engagement to be called off since Savaliya was angry with the victim. The complainant and her fiancé approached police,” said a police officer of Cyber Crime police station.