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Mumbai Man Arrested for Obscene WhatsApp Messages to 19-Year-Old Ex-Colleague

Investigators now probe claims he targeted multiple women using a workplace WhatsApp list.

Overview

  • Agripada Police arrested Ashraf Siddiqui and seized his phone after a 19-year-old reported obscene WhatsApp videos, nude photos, and sexual demands.
  • A court sent him to police custody until April 28.
  • The complainant said he took her number from a company WhatsApp group, which police say he also used to contact other former colleagues with lewd messages and images.
  • Officers booked him under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections on sexual harassment, stalking, and insulting a woman’s modesty, and under the Information Technology Act for circulating obscene content.
  • A separate FIR at Pydhonie accuses him of pressuring a 24-year-old for a relationship, and investigators are gathering digital proof and statements from more women.