Hi-tech tools help Chennai cops nab cyber crooks

CHENNAI: Last year, Kirthika* continuously received sleazy messages and nude photographs on her mobile phone from a stalker for nearly two months.

The 16-year-old Chennai resident lodged a police complaint. The stalker deleted the messages and broke his mobile phone, believing he could go scot-free. But, using a highend data extraction tool procured by the Tamil Nadu Forensic Department, police managed to retrieve all the messages and media files. The stalker is now in jail.

Retrieving such deleted files from damaged electronic devices is possible due to Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED), a mobile tool available at Chennai Forensic House, Mylapore.