19-year-old Gujarat native circulates nude videos of Pune-based minor girl, arrested

In her complaint, the girl alleged that the accused “blackmailed” her to send nude videos and photographs by threatening to circulate their chats on social media. When she complied, he demanded more such videos and images from the victim.

Eventually, the victim stopped chatting with him but the youth circulated her clips and images among her friends, following which she approached the police.

The police identified the accused through technical investigation and summoned him to Pune as part of the probe. “After verification of the complaint filed by the victim, we arrested the accused. He is a student from Gujarat. Further probe is on,” said the police inspector who is investigating the case.

The police said the accused has been booked under sections 507 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code and sections of the Information Technology Act.