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Ahmedabad cyber police arrest eight for online harassment of women
The Ahmedabad City Cyber Crime Branch has arrested eight people, including one woman, for allegedly harassing women through fake social media profiles, cyberstalking, and sending obscene content. The police have registered 11…
The Story in Brief
The Ahmedabad City Cyber Crime Branch has arrested eight people, including one woman, for allegedly harassing women through fake social media profiles, cyberstalking, and sending obscene content. The police have registered 11 FIRs based on complaints received under 'Mission Cyber Rakshika', an initiative launched in June this year to protect women from online harassment.
Among those arrested, Suresh Puri is accused of creating ten fake IDs and contacting around 300 women. Another accused, Keyur Lakkad, allegedly created eight fake IDs in women's names to target their female friends. Police have formed a ten-member Cyber Rakshika Squad comprising women personnel to handle cyber complaints.
The Indian Opinion
The arrests are a welcome step, but the narrative that police are finally tackling online harassment misses a bigger point. The accused openly created dozens of fake profiles over months. Social media platforms, with their vaunted AI moderation, detected nothing. The real test is whether Ahmedabad Police will name the platforms that enabled this, or demand they verify users at scale. Without platform accountability, the next ring of abusers is already signing up.
Sources (2): timesnownews.com, ndtv.com
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