Police probing leak of Akshara Haasan’s private photos

After Akshara Haasan's tweet on the leak of her private photos, Versova police registered a case under the Information Technology Act, a senior police official said Tuesday.

Akshara Haasan in her tweet confirmed her private photos being leaked on the internet.

The Mumbai police have registered a case against unknown persons for leaking actor Akshara Haasan’s private photos on the Internet.

23-year-old actor Akshara, daughter of Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan, had released a statement on Twitter about how the alleged leak of photos had caused her anguish.

Taking cognisance of her tweet, Versova police registered a case under the Information Technology Act, a senior police official said Tuesday.

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A team has been formed to probe the matter, he said.

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In her statement, Akshara said, “Recently, some of my private pictures were leaked on the Internet. Who did this, or why, is not known to me yet.

“But what I do know is it is deeply unfortunate to make a young girl the victim of such an act only for a pervert mind’s enjoyment. And each time some one shares it with eye-catching headlines to draw more traction, it scars me deeper and adds to everyone’s participation in my harassment and helplessness,” she said.

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Akshara made her debut as an actor in Shamitabh opposite Dhanush in 2015.

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