YOUTH GOT ARRESTED FOR BLACKMAILING A GIRL

A youth was arrested on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday from Tinsukia town on the charges of blackmailing a girl. Tinsukia police arrested Aditya Singh aged 22 year, from his residence at GNB road near ATC mall. It is alleged that the accused befriended the victim on Facebook and started blackmailing her with her morphed photographs. SP, Mugdh Jyoti Mahanta stated that based on the complaint by the brother of the victim,the police arrested the accused after preliminary investigation. The police registered a case 425/18 under section 292, 506 and 34 of IPC under the information and technology act.