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Delhi Police Arrest Mumbai Man Over Fake Profiles Targeting News Anchor

Digital footprints to Sahar in Mumbai guided a raid that recovered a phone and laptop for forensic analysis.

Overview

  • An FIR under Section 66C of the IT Act was registered on November 16 at the Cyber Police Station in Outer North Delhi.
  • Police identified the suspect as Chet Kamal Prakash, 40, a Jammu native residing in Sahar Village, Andheri East.
  • Technical analysis of call records, subscriber data and IP logs linked multiple fake Instagram accounts to a single mobile number.
  • Officers seized a Vivo T2x 5G smartphone and a Dell laptop believed to have been used in the offences.
  • The complainant reported a threat to disrupt her upcoming marriage, and investigators are examining the seized devices to identify any additional accounts or victims.