Youth held for stalking and harassing classmate

A 21-year-old student was arrested by the Rachakonda cyber crimes police for allegedly stalking and harassing a woman on Instagram. The accused, Leburi Veda Sai Reddy is a resident of Snehapuri Colony

A 21-year-old student was arrested by the Rachakonda cyber crimes police for allegedly stalking and harassing a woman on Instagram. The accused, Leburi Veda Sai Reddy is a resident of Snehapuri Colony, Kothapet. Recently, the woman approached the police stating that an unknown person created a fake Instagram account by using her original pictures and was chatting with her friend in abusive language. Based on her complaint, a case was registered and the police arrested Sai Reddy. “While studying Intermediate he befriended the victim. After they both joined a degree college their friendship continued till first semester. Later when the victim started avoiding him and moving close with other friends, the accused bore a grudge against her and created a fake Instagram account by using her image as profile picture and sent abusive messages to her friend in order to defame her,” police said.