NEW DELHI: A Telangana e-bike rider was arrested for stalking and harassing a lady for 5 years utilizing completely different Instagram accounts. A girl complained on Aug 2 that she was harassed by Ravi Teja, a resident of Hyderabad who claimed to be an engineering graduate and had been using an e-bike for the previous six years, and stalked by him on Instagram.A case had been registered by police in New Delhi police district.
Whereas TOI had reported in regards to the incident on Aug 7, on Saturday, Devesh Kumar Mahla, DCP (New Delhi), stated that throughout the investigation, the main points of various Instagram accounts utilized by the offender had been obtained from the social media firm. Based mostly on the technical particulars, the offender was tracked to Hyderabad. “We raided some areas in Hyderabad and arrested him,” stated Mahla.
Teja admitted to police his infatuation with the girl had escalated into stalking. He informed the cops that his father was a farmer and he was the one school educated individual in his household, however hadn’t secured an engineering job. “He began using e-bikes and was additionally searching for different jobs,” an officer stated. One other officer stated that they might examine his academic paperwork to confirm his claims of being an engineering graduate. “We’re checking whether or not he had harassed every other girl. To date we now have discovered two Instagram accounts,” the officer stated.
In her grievance, the girl wrote that in 2019, she was in Hyderabad and had booked an e-bike service. After the journey, the girl obtained a cellphone message from Teja. She lodged a grievance with the e-bike service and his cellphone quantity was blocked.
Nonetheless, Teja later created a number of social media accounts and began harassing her for 5 years. The lady repeatedly warned him to cease texting her and threatened to file a police grievance, however her pleas fell on deaf ears. The accused despatched messages like “Do males ever depart?” and “They may keep in mind their woman perpetually.” He despatched his love confessions and creepy assurances by way of completely different Insta IDs, swearing his love and promising her that he would not depart her alone. He would not take no for a solution.
Sooner or later, the accused informed her that he had her non-public photos. “This actually disturbed me and made me acutely aware about my privateness. I began fearing that he would misuse my images and blackmail me. I used to be traumatised by his actions and feared for my security and safety,” the girl wrote in her grievance. This risk led the girl to inform her dad and mom in regards to the harassment and to ultimately file a police grievance.
Whereas TOI had reported in regards to the incident on Aug 7, on Saturday, Devesh Kumar Mahla, DCP (New Delhi), stated that throughout the investigation, the main points of various Instagram accounts utilized by the offender had been obtained from the social media firm. Based mostly on the technical particulars, the offender was tracked to Hyderabad. “We raided some areas in Hyderabad and arrested him,” stated Mahla.
Teja admitted to police his infatuation with the girl had escalated into stalking. He informed the cops that his father was a farmer and he was the one school educated individual in his household, however hadn’t secured an engineering job. “He began using e-bikes and was additionally searching for different jobs,” an officer stated. One other officer stated that they might examine his academic paperwork to confirm his claims of being an engineering graduate. “We’re checking whether or not he had harassed every other girl. To date we now have discovered two Instagram accounts,” the officer stated.
In her grievance, the girl wrote that in 2019, she was in Hyderabad and had booked an e-bike service. After the journey, the girl obtained a cellphone message from Teja. She lodged a grievance with the e-bike service and his cellphone quantity was blocked.
Nonetheless, Teja later created a number of social media accounts and began harassing her for 5 years. The lady repeatedly warned him to cease texting her and threatened to file a police grievance, however her pleas fell on deaf ears. The accused despatched messages like “Do males ever depart?” and “They may keep in mind their woman perpetually.” He despatched his love confessions and creepy assurances by way of completely different Insta IDs, swearing his love and promising her that he would not depart her alone. He would not take no for a solution.
Sooner or later, the accused informed her that he had her non-public photos. “This actually disturbed me and made me acutely aware about my privateness. I began fearing that he would misuse my images and blackmail me. I used to be traumatised by his actions and feared for my security and safety,” the girl wrote in her grievance. This risk led the girl to inform her dad and mom in regards to the harassment and to ultimately file a police grievance.
