Mumbai Police book unidentified persons for circulating morphed, nude pictures of actor

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Mumbai Police has registered a case against unidentified persons for circulating morphed nude pictures of an actor to her friends and kin through social media platforms Instagram and Whatsapp.

An official said on Friday that a probe began after the actor approached Versova police station on Monday.

"A male friend had informed the actor about such photos on December 27. He said these photos were sent to him from an account of one Kuldeep Dwivedi. On January 7, she filed an online complaint with the police's cyber crime web portal," the Mumbai Police official told PTI.

"Such photos were also sent to her parents as well as friends by the accused. The sender also added a threat message while transmitting these photos to her kin and friends," he added.

A case was registered under section 506 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 67, 67 (A) of the Information Technology Act and efforts were on to nab the accused, the official said.

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Mumbai: Three held for murdering 23-year-old man

Meanwhile, three persons were arrested for allegedly murdering a 23-year-old man last week, a Mumbai police official said on Friday.

The body of Aman Abdul Karim Shaikh, a resident of Bainganwadi in Govandi, was found in Mithi river near MTNL junction in Kurla West on January 5, the official said.

"He was missing since January 4. The Crime Branch Unit V also started a parallel probe along with local Kurla police. Five teams were formed and three Govandi residents were held on the basis of technical analysis and human intelligence," he said.

"We recovered two firearms, one khukri (a type of knife), one more knife and an autorickshaw that was used in the crime. He was killed as one of the accused Nafis Khan believed the former was in a relationship with his wife," he said.

Khan called Shaikh to his home and strangled him with the help of two friends, he said.

A murder case was registered at Kurla police station and further probe into the crime is underway, he added.