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Bengaluru Police Arrest Man Accused of Cyberstalking KannadaTelugu TV Actress

Police are probing months of harassment carried out through multiple fake Facebook accounts, with device forensics underway to identify other targets.

Overview

  • The case was registered at Annapoorneshwari Nagar police station under BNS sections 75(1)(iii) for sexual harassment, 78(1)(ii) for stalking, and 79 for acts insulting a woman's modesty.
  • The accused has been identified as Naveen K Mon, who used the Facebook profile name 'NAVEENZ' and is reported to work as a delivery manager at a technology recruitment firm in Bengaluru.
  • The actress reported receiving vulgar messages and explicit videos for roughly three months, with the harassment continuing from new accounts after she blocked the sender.
  • She confronted the suspect near Nandan Palace in Nagarabhavi on November 1, after which police arrested him and a court remanded him to judicial custody.
  • Investigators are examining the suspect's devices to trace fake profiles and possible additional victims, while a separate public-indecency complaint from November 1 in Bengaluru is also under investigation.