The man S Jishnu Kirthan Reddy, a resident of Medchal, created an account on Instagram introducing himself as a girl.
Published Date - 05:54 PM, Wed - 3 January 24
Hyderabad: The Cybercrime police on Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly blackmailing girls on social media platforms.
The man S Jishnu Kirthan Reddy, a resident of Medchal, created an account on Instagram introducing himself as a girl.
“During his regular browsing of his Instagram account, Kirthan befriended a girl and asked her to share their personal photographs. Later, using the photographs, he blackmailed the victim and demanded she send more photos,” said DCP Cybercrimes, K Shilpavalli.
On a complaint from a victim, the police identified Reddy and arrested him. He was remanded. The police requested the public not to accept friend requests from unknown persons on social media platforms.
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