Man arrested for harassing woman through social media

Police today arrested a man here for sending abusive messages to a 26-year-old woman and "maligning her character" through Facebook and WhatsApp.

The victim had lodged a complaint with police in February accusing Mohammed Abdul Kashif of harassing her by posting abusive or vulgar messages on Facebook and WhatsApp.

Kashif was arrested today. His questioning revealed that after befriending the woman, he tried to take advantage of her but was snubbed. The woman then started avoiding her, police said.

Jilted, he decided to take revenge by harassing her and slandering her character through the social media, police said.