Guwahati: Two Arrested For Leaking Woman's Private Photos On Telegram, Blackmailing Her

GUWAHATI: Two individuals have been arrested by the cyber cell of the Guwahati police for leaking private images of a young woman on social media platform Telegram and using them to blackmail her.

The apprehended persons have been identified as 27-year-old Gautam Das, a resident of Jatia locality in Guwahati's Kahilipara area along with another youth going by the name of Manshab Biswas, aged 19 years and a resident of House No. 5, Bye-lane 1, Mula Gabharu Path in Dispur.

The cops nabbed the duo in the city's Hatigaon locality on Thursday night.

A formal complaint was filed by the victim against the duo involved in this horrendous act, prompting the police to arrest the culprits in connection with Cyber PS Case No. 06/25 under Sections 77/79/356(2) of BNS, 2023, and Section 66E/67 of the IT Act, 2000.

The police have revealed that Gautam had been involved in a romantic relationship with the victim in the past. He allegedly uploaded her intimate photographs on the social networking site without her consent.

These images were then used by Manshab to blackmail the victim as he demanded money and threatened to leak more private content if she refused to comply.

The two detainees have been grilled by the cyber cell sleuths as part of their investigation.

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