Chennai
The accused, C Vignesh (23), an engineering graduate from Cuddalore, created fake accounts in the name different celebrities on social media and befriended women. Later, he downloaded their photos and started demanding money, threatening to leak their morphed photos if they refused to pay the money as he asked.
Based on a complaint, the CCB sleuths registered a case and arrested Vignesh a few days ago and seized his mobile phone. Vignesh, who was sent to Central Prison in Puzhal, has now been detained under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 (Goondas).
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