Youth held for posting compromising videos of girl on social media 

The Vepery police have arrested a youth who allegedly posted videos of a girl on social media after she broke up with him.

The police said the 20-year-old girl, who is a resident of Pudupet, was in a relationship with Leolin Joshva Theadore, a resident of Perambur Barracks Road. She broke up with him one and a half years ago. To get back at her, Theadore posted compromising videos of her on social media.

The Vepery police registered a case under various sections of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman (TNPHW) Act and the Information Technology Act on the basis of a complaint lodged by the victim’s mother. The police arrested him and seized his mobile phone.