Techie, businesswoman held for cyberstalking in Hyderabad

A software professional and a businesswoman were arrested in Hyderabad for online harassment on Thursday (Representational Image)

A software professional and a businesswoman have been arrested here for allegedly harassing a 36-year-old assistant professor after uploading her personal photos on social media with abusive comments. The 41-year-old software employee, and the businesswoman, aged 25, were arrested yesterday from Moulali on charge of cyberstalking, Rachakonda Commissioner of Police Mahesh M Bhagwat said.

The accused woman was a business partner of the software professional. Both were staying in the same apartment complex as the victim, who worked as an assistant professor at a private college here.

The accused committed the offence due to some dispute between the families of the software professional and the victim, the commissioner said.

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During their interrogation, the two accused confessed that they created a fake Facebook account and posted a personal picture of the victim with abusive and vulgar comments, Bhagwat said.

On October 21, the victim lodged a complaint with the police, who registered a case under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act and yesterday arrested the two accused, police added.