India, June 17 -- The Dahisar police have arrested a 25-year-old man, who works as a security guard, for blackmailing and defaming over 300 women, by creating fake social media IDs in their name and posting obscene photos and hate messages.

The police have identified the accused as Shubham Kumar Singh, a native of Bihar. He was arrested from Karnataka, where was working.

The complainant is a college student from Mumbai who approached the police on January 31, stating that an unknown accused had created many fake Instagram accounts in her name. She further said that these accounts were being used to post and share obscene and hateful content about her.

Corroborating her statement, an officer from Dahisar police station said, "The unknow...