Hyderabad: Police in Petbasheerabad on Wednesday arrested a teenager on charges of harassing a minor girl on social media.
The arrested suspect has been identified as K Rahul (19), a resident of the Jinnaram Mandal in the Sangareddy district. According to police, Rahul, an intermediate second-year student in a private college, sent a friend request to the 17-year-old girl on Facebook. Even without knowing him or verifying his details, the girl accepted the request and since then they have also been in telephone contact with each other.
‘They happened to meet in person a few times during which Rahul captured her photos and saved them on his cellphone. He later started harassing her and also demanded money. When she refused, he threatened to disclose her private photos, “said the police, adding that she feared to give him almost 50,000 installments.
Recently, he called her father and threatened him. Her father approached the police, who discussed a case and then arrested Rahul, who was brought before the court.
Source: Telangana Today