Two techies were arrested by the Central Crime Branch Police on Thursday (July 30) for uploading photographs of college students and lecturers on adult sites.
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Police said that the arrested were identified as Ajay Thanikachalam (37) of CV Raman Nagar and Vikas Raghotham (27) of Rajaianagara in the city.
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The duo were arrested based on seven complaints filed across Cyber Crime, Economic Offences, and Narcotics (CEN) police stations.
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According to reports, Bengaluru Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Patil said, “The two accused were uploading photos of college students and lecturers, taken from their Instagram and Facebook profiles, to the various porn websites.”
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As many as 30 photographs were uploaded online. “Immediately after receiving complaints, we sent an email to the porn websites and all the photos were deleted,” Patil added.
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Police also seized laptops and mobile phones from the two accused. A case under the IT Act was registered against the duo at the Cyber Crime police station.
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