man booked for morphing pics, videos of b'wood actor
MUMBAI, May 22 -- An unidentified social media user who allegedly posted morphed, obscene images and videos of a 40-year-old Bollywood actor was booked on Tuesday after she filed a complaint with the police.
The actor, who has starred in several Bollywood movies, lives in Malad. In her complaint, she said that on April 17, her manager, who handles her Telegram and Instagram accounts, sent her screenshots of the implicated morphed images on WhatsApp.
"These screenshots showed my face edited and placed on nude bodies, with a message. This has been published on a Telegram group," she said in her complaint.
Her manager informed her that one had to pay to join this group. Once joined, the identities of the group's other subscribers remained hidden, said a police officer.
The actor tried contacting the accused from the profile he was uploading these files from and requested him to remove morphed images and videos of her. However, he ignored them and continued to share more in the group. Additionally, he shared screenshots of their conversations in the group, further harassing her. The actor said the harassment continued even on the day before she approached the police.
The Malad police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act, 2000. They are trying to trace the accused's Telegram ID....
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