HYDERABAD: An
engineering graduate
, who allegedly harassed a 12-year-old girl from California in the US, was arrested by
Cyberabad police
on Saturday.
Cyberabad police said that the victim accepted a
friend request
from the accused D Sandeep Rao, on her social media account.
Subsequently, the accused befriended the victim and convinced her to share
private photos
. After saving these photos, he demanded she send more. When the victim refused, Rao began blackmailing her.
Later, Rao shared the victim’s photographs with her friend, and asked her to make the victim call him, following which the victim shared more photographs. Following this, the girl informed her parents, who then lodged a police complaint.
Rao was arrested under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).
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