Scribe held for stalking woman in Khammam

An FIR was booked against the accused, Aithagani Janardhan, on Saturday in Khammam two town police station following a complaint lodged by the victim

Khammam: A Khammam-based scribe was arrested and sent to judicial custody here on Sunday for allegedly harassing a married woman.

An FIR was booked against the accused, Aithagani Janardhan, on Saturday in Khammam two town police station following a complaint lodged by the victim. He was booked under Section 354D (stalking) and Section 509 of IPC (intending to insult the modesty of a woman) along with Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2008 (sending offensive messages through a computer or any other communication device).

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The accused was said to have sent abusive messages over the phone to a woman of Mamillagudem in Khammam, informed the police.

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