Calcutta couple held for cyber dupe

A man and his wife were arrested on Wednesday on charges of creating a fake Instagram profile of his former wife and advertising her escort services were available for a price, police said.

The man, who runs a real estate business, and his wife were called to Lalbazar for questioning on Wednesday based on a complaint lodged by his former wife.

The 26-year-old woman had alleged in her complaint that her ex-husband and his current wife had created her fake Instagram profile and posted her photographs without consent. They had given a bank account number and asked people to transfer money into the account for her escort services, she had alleged.