Techie held for creating fake online profile of sister-in-law

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Press Trust of India Karimnagar
Last Updated : Oct 30 2017 | 5:42 PM IST
A 35-year-old software professional was arrested today for allegedly creating a fake online profile of his sister-in-law in order to settle scores with his wife with whom he is having a dispute, the police said.
The accused, identified as Azahar Mohinoddin Tameem, is working as Database Administrator with a reputed software firm in Hyderabad, Karimnagar Police Commissioner V B Kamalasan Reddy told reporters.
"Tameem is having a dispute with his wife. In order to humiliate her family members, he created a fake account in name of his sister-in-law, an engineering student, and connected it to a porn site. Tameem allegedly posted some pornographic content and also gave mobile number of his wife's sister," the commissioner said.
Acting on a complaint, a special team arrested Tamim from Mukarampura locality and seized a laptop and a mobile.
He has been booked under various sections of the IPC and IT Act.

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First Published: Oct 30 2017 | 5:42 PM IST

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