Mumbai Man Booked For Online Harassment After Sending Obscene Content To 19-Year-Old Via WhatsApp Group Leak
· Free Press Journal
Mumbai: In a disturbing case of online harassment, a young man has been booked for allegedly sending obscene messages, pornographic videos, and making sexually explicit demands to a 19-year-old woman after obtaining her phone number from a former workplace WhatsApp group. The Agripada police have registered an FIR against the accused, identified as Ashraf, and further investigation is underway.
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According to the police, the victim resides with her family within the jurisdiction of Agripada Police Station. She had briefly worked as a telecaller at a construction company in Mahalaxmi in February but left the job within 15 days after the site shut down.
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The FIR states that Ashraf allegedly began sending messages commenting on her appearance and pressured her into a "friendship." The situation escalated when he made explicit sexual demands. When the victim refused, he reportedly continued to harass her through repeated calls and messages.
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Sensing danger, the victim used a neighbor’s phone to record the harasser’s voice calls as evidence and immediately informed her father. The victim also took screenshots of the entire conversation. Upon contacting the other women mentioned by Ashraf, she discovered that they too had been targeted by his suggestive messages and had subsequently blocked him.
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