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Defaulting father, avenging son
A youth created a sleazy profile of a female excise official, posted it on Orkut and used it to harass her, his revenge for a notice the official had sent his to pay up dues amounting to several lakh rupees, the police said.
The cyber crime investigation cell CCIC of the crime branch tracked down the culprit by tracing the Internet protocol address he had used while posting the profile.
Kovid Patil 20 of Goregaon East was arrested on Monday. The cyber crime investigation cell CCIC of the crime branch booked him under the Indian Penal Code for acts intending to outrage the modesty of a woman, and under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act. He was produced at Esplanade Court on Tuesday and remanded to police custody till November 10.
8220;The motive was to create pressure on the excise official and harass her. In her capacity as an excise officer, she had served a notice to Kovid8217;s father Hemant Sadanand Patil, asking him to pay up Rs13 lakh. Hemant Patil runs a company called Technocrat India that manufactures components for the automotive, agriculture, earth moving and defence sectors. His son helps in the business and tried to stall the payment of the dues. When this failed to deter the excise official, he posted the sleazy profile,8221; said the police officer.
