India News | Odisha Court Sentences Man to 3-year RI for Posting Nude Photos of Girl on Social Media

Cuttack, Jul 17 (PTI) A court here on Thursday convicted a man from Madhya Pradesh and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment of five years for posting objectionable photographs of a minor on social media in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district four years ago.

The Special POCSO court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict, who was arrested by the Odisha Police in December 2021.

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The convict, who was a minor in 2021, had befriended the girl on social media while both were taking online medical coaching classes, a police officer said.

The convict later started harassing the girl by sharing her objectionable photographs and videos on social media platforms, following which the minor's parents filed a written complaint with the cyber police station.

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Considering the nature of the offence and its impact on society, the court held the man guilty and sentenced him.

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