Tamil Nadu Techie Arrested 9 Years After Being Accused of Sending Obscene Photo to Delhi Woman

Tamil Nadu Techie Arrested, Police said this SIM card was registered in the name of Chinna, a functionary of DMK, who had lodged a complaint that this card had disappeared during the political meet in 2015 and thus became connected with the case of obscene photos.

By Palak Pathak Updated: Nov 11, 2024, 16:35 IST

A 34-year-old software engineer has been arrested in Theni, Tamil Nadu, by the Dindigul district police in association with the cybercrime unit of Delhi. His name has been given as Hari Pradeep from Poosaripatti. The charges that the accused is facing are for sending obscene messages to a woman in Delhi from a SIM card.

Misusing DMK Leader's SIM in Obscene Case

This SIM card is stated to have been stolen nearly a decade back. According to reports, the accused has also managed to keep the government worried for more than nine years. The SIM card in question is registered to a local DMK functionary, Chinna, who reported losing it at a political meeting held in 2015. Subsequently, the New Delhi police officers went to Chinna's residence and seized his SIM card with an FIR filed against him on the grounds that the said SIM card was used to send obscene photos to a woman in Delhi. At Delhi High Court, Chinna's lawyer proved that Chinna had misplaced his SIM card at a political rally. It was due to some unknown individuals who misused this SIM for illicit acts. Chinna lodged complaints with the Delhi and Batlagundu police to identify the perpetrator.

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The Tamil Nadu police, through a careful investigation, finally tracked down Hari Pradeep to Allinagaram in Theni district. After that, he was taken to the Dindigul court, from where he was subsequently handed over to the Delhi police for further interrogation and strict legal action. This marks the end of the years-long extensive investigation towards identifying the rogue who misused Chinna's SIM card in the obscene photo scandal.