Accused Arrested for Character Assassination via Social Media

  January 19, 2025 By: INSEC

The police arrested 27-year-old Abhinash Pradhan from Handigaun, Kathmandu Metropolitan City-17, on January 16, on charges of character assassination of a 24-year-old woman through the misuse of social media. The information was provided by Deputy Director and SP Dipakraj Awasthi of the Nepal Police Cyber Bureau.

According to the victim’s complaint, Pradhan and she became friends on Facebook, and they entered a romantic relationship. After their relationship ended, the accused allegedly superimposed the victim’s face onto a nude image, added derogatory words, and sent the image via Messenger, leading to character assassination. Based on this complaint, the police from the Cyber Bureau arrested the accused.

Accused is being investigated under the Electronic Transactions Act, 2008. The District Court of Kathmandu has granted a five-day extension for the investigation, according to the police.

 


Parbati Saud