Overview
- Police identified the accused as Nithin, a software engineer from Davanagere, and Chandrashekar B, an autorickshaw driver from Chikkabanavara in Bengaluru.
- The arrests follow a December 24 complaint alleging obscene and derogatory posts directed at Vijayalakshmi and her family across multiple social platforms, backed by screenshots and account details.
- Investigators said digital forensics, including IP tracing, linked the abusive activity to the two suspects.
- Officials reported that the posts appeared on Facebook and Instagram, some content was deleted after the complaint, and the inquiry remains active.
- Police say they are pursuing other individuals named in the complaint, while Vijayalakshmi has questioned earlier inaction and the commissioner has stated the probe was underway.