A 19-year-old woman was apprehended for allegedly posting morphed obscene pictures of another woman on social media, as retaliation against the latterтАЩs brother, the police said on Tuesday.
According to a senior officer, the woman wanted to get back at the complainantтАЩs brother, 28, for maligning her image in their locality.
The police said the complainant, 23, had earlier alleged that derogatory messages about her and fake obscene photos of her with her brother were being circulated on social media platforms to harass them. тАЬThe complainantтАЩs relatives also received vulgar messages,тАЭ the senior officer added.
тАЬDuring investigation, the mobile number used for the crime was found to be registered in the name of the 19-year-old womanтАЩs mother. The woman was apprehended on Saturday,тАЭ said DCP (North) Sagar Singh Kalsi.
According to the police, the woman said that she and the complainantтАЩs brother were good friends, but he had started maligning her image in their locality in north-west DelhiтАЩs Inderlok for unknown reasons.
To exact revenge, she created a fake ID began defaming their family on the internet, they added.