Man sends obscene photos of cousin to her fiancé, booked

Surat: A 26-year-old woman on Friday lodged a complaint against a man in Amreli for sending obscene photos and screenshot of their video calls to her fiancé. The woman living in Puna area of Surat city told police that her distant cousin had sent these pictures in December last year.
They were in a relationship until she got engaged to another man from Amreli around two years ago, said cops. Her cousin used to take photos on his phone when the duo used to go out and also take screenshots of his phone during video calls. Just before her engagement, the woman was blackmailed by her cousin to call off the alliance otherwise and threatened to show these pictures to her fiancé.
The woman went ahead with her engagement without telling anyone about the threat and her cousin too did not share any photos. However, on December 11 last year, the woman’s fiancé received photos on his phone from an unknown number. Since her cousin only had those photos, the woman had given an application to police, but did not insist on lodging a complaint as she feared that her reputation will be harmed in her community.
“The woman changed her mind and approached us again on Friday to lodge a complaint after which we have registered an offence against the cousin and also an unknown person who sent the photos,” said a police official. The offence was registered for circulating obscene figures, defamation, criminal intimidation and under Information Technology Act.