Police nab Karnataka man for creating fake social media account of woman

A Karnataka man has been arrested for the second time within a year for allegedly creating a fake social media account of the same woman and circulating her obscene photos and videos onlineThe Borivali Police have arrested a 28yearold man from Karnataka for allegedly creating a fake Instagram account and posting obscene videos of a woman without her consent causing her humiliation and mental traumaAccording to police sources the accused identified as Pawan Kumar Dharmareddy CH a resident of Brahmanara Oni Agasanur Taluka Siruguppa District Bellary Karnataka police said within a period of several months Kumar has been arrested for the second time for allegedly creating a fake social media account of a single woman and circulating her obscene photos and videos onlineThe recent incident took place on September 25 2025 when the complainant was at her Borivali residence The accused under the fake Instagram handle uploaded obscene videos of the woman without her permission allegedly with the intention of tarnishing her reputationDespite repeated warnings from the victim Pawan continued to stalk and harass her online A case was immediately registered under IPC Sections 78 752 3562 and IT Act Sections 66E 67 at Borivali Police StationUnder the guidance of senior police inspector Madhusudan police inspector Milind Nagpure along with a dedicated team including PSI Premanand Tikam PC Santosh Desai and PC Aniket Lagas using technical surveillance tracked the accused from his hometown in Bellary Karnataka The accused was later caught at his maternal uncles home where he confessed to the crime during questioning He was subsequently placed under formal arrest said an officer from Borivali police stationPolice investigations revealed that Pawan was already booked in another case for similar offences with the same woman but was out on bail Shockingly despite being under legal scrutiny he repeated the crime He further told the police that he was in a onesided love affair with the woman and wanted to marry her The complainant refused his proposal and despite several warnings the accused was constantly harassing her the officer addedPolice SpeakAn officer from Borivali Police Station confirmed the arrest and said ldquoThe accused exploited social media platforms to harass and defame the victim Despite facing charges earlier he repeated the offence We will ensure strict legal action is takenrdquo