Man held for stalking girls on social media platforms, say police

A 32-year-old man was apprehended from his Uttam Nagar residence here for allegedly stalking and harassing young women on social media platforms, police said on Sunday.

The accused, Pradeep Sharma (32), is a resident of Bhagwati Vihar in Uttam Nagar, they said, adding that he is an interior designer by profession. The accused used to source pictures of the victims’ private moments from their boyfriends by posing as a young woman on social media.

An FIR was lodged on the basis of a complaint from an 18-year-old woman. The complainant alleged that she was being harassed by an unidentified person on social media.