The cybercrime branch of the Ahmedabad police have booked city-based international tennis player Madhwin Kamath for allegedly taking a woman’s photo from social media and making it public with her phone number on it.
The complaint was filed by one of Kamath’s acquaintances, a 22-year-old woman residing in the city’s Satellite area, who says he created the obscene poster in a bid to defame her.
Kamath, who is currently playing in an international tournament in France, will be quizzed upon his return to the country, an official said. Kamath is also being seen as a potential flight risk, since he has been informed about the complaint.
However, the crime branch has made adequate preparations to preempt any attempts by the accused to abscond while abroad, this person added.
Personal enmity?
Police say the complainant had been harassed by incessant calls from unknown numbers, all asking for “indecent services” for 20 days, when she found out that someone had taken one of her pictures from Instagram, and turned it into a poster with her phone number on it. She then went to the cops who, during a primary investigation, found CCTV footage from the three areas where the posters had been put up.
One of the clips showed a young man on a scooter pasting the poster. When the complainant was shown the clip, she identified the suspect as Kamath. Officials say this CCTV footage is the strongest piece of evidence in the case.
While personal enmity is currently being seen as the most likely motive in this case, the police are still investigating further, they add.