Youth sends photo cake to college friend, booked for stealing her pic

A case of unrequited love has proved costly for an Ulhasnagar youth who sent the object of his affection a birthday cake with her photograph printed on the top. The girl's irate parents registered an FIR against the youth under the IT Act for stealing their daughter's photograph from a social networking website.

Illustration/Amit Bandre

According to the police, the incident happened on August 26, when 20-year-old Vimal Kalani (name changed) a resident near Swami Shanti Prakash Ashram, Ulhasnagar-5 received a cake box at home. Kalani's family members were surprised, as they had not ordered for any cake.

However, on opening the box, they were shocked to see the cake. Kalani could not explain why her photograph was on the cake or who had sent it.

After a family discussion, Kalani's father approached the nearby Hill Line police station, where police registered a formal complaint and started investigating.

The police discovered that the cake had been purchased from Ribbons and Balloons cake shop near Gol Maidan, Ulhasnagar-1, and was sent through the shop's home delivery service. Employees told the police that the boy who ordered the cake had sent the girl's photograph through the e-mail ID ‘jagdishp.12@gmail.com'.

After referring to the Cyber Crime cell, police found that a boy identified as Jagdish Patil, who was in love with Kalani, had sent the cake. Police said that Patil and Kalani were students at the same college.

On December 6, police registered an FIR against Patil. "We have booked a Jagdish Patil under Section 66 (A) of the IT Act, 2000, for using the girl's photo without authorisation. We are currently looking for his residential address," said an officer from Hill Line police station.u00a0