Student from Alappuzha arrested in Ernakulam college morphing case
Police in Ernakulam, India, have arrested a second student in connection with the morphing and circulation of obscene images of college teachers. The investigation involves digital evidence and charges under both the Information Technology Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Why it matters
The case highlights the growing concern over digital harassment and the legal consequences of using technology to violate privacy and insult modesty.
The police probing the alleged morphing and circulation of photographs of teachers of a college in Ernakulam on Monday (September 7) arrested one more student.
Sanesh, 20, a native of Korattiyad in Alappuzha and a BCom student at IHRD College, Mavelikkara, was arrested on Monday after being summoned for questioning by the special investigation team.
Police sources said the youth was part of a Telegram group that included Sreehari V.S., a second-year BBA student of the Ernakulam college, who was arrested earlier in the case.
The fresh arrest comes even as a court has granted the police three days’ custody of Sreehari, who was earlier remanded in judicial custody.
Investigators suspect that Sanesh was involved in the creation and circulation of the obscene images. Digital evidence, including chats in the groups, is being examined to analyse the gravity of the alleged crime, according to sources.
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