Engineering student held for creating fake social media accounts, posting obscene pics of women
India Today
As per the forensic analysis report, thousands of obscene images of women were found in the extracted data from Mohit's laptop.
The IFSO Unit of Special Cell has arrested an Engineering/MBA student from Noida on charges of creating fake social media accounts and posting obscene pictures of women.
A case was registered against the accused, identified as Mohit Sharma, under Section 66C of the IT Act, Section 419 IPC and Section 12 of the POCSO Act.
On September 12, 2020, a woman alleged that someone created a fake social media account and posted naked pictures of her. When confronted, the accused threatened to share her latest pictures. After a preliminary enquiry, a case was registered under the Section 67 IT Act and investigation was taken up by a team lead by ACP Raman Lamba.
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During the investigation, digital footprints/registrant details were collected from the aforementioned social media account, which provided the IP addresses of the alleged user at the time of the offence.
The IP addresses of the social media account were found to be linked with a broadband wifi connection installed at the residence of the accused in Noida. The suspect was examined but he denied his involvement and claimed that his wifi was hacked by someone and he has given a complaint in this regard.
The laptop and mobile phones belonging to the accused were seized and examined. There was no visible data related to the case on the said devices.
