Social media, including mobile phone apps, can be a dangerous place, especially for women. After a recent case of gross invasion of privacy and harassment, which was registered at Kasturba Marg police station, cyber cell of the Mumbai Police has started an inquiry into apps being used for this.

The case in question revolves around the app 'Girl Friend Search For WhatsApp' — once an individual downloads the app, hundreds of unknown phone numbers are automatically added to the person's contact list. Our correspondent tested it out by downloading the app, and as many as 599 phone numbers poured into his contact list.