TN youth arrested for sending obscene pictures to girl

ERODE: A 22-year-old man in Erode district of Tamil Nadu was arrested on Tuesday for sending obscene pictures to a 16-year-old minor girl, whom he befriended on Facebook.
The accused, identified as P Karthik, 22, is a farmer at Kermalam in Sathyamangalam. The minor girl and Karthik were Facebook friends.
Shocked after Karthik started sending obscene pictures, she informed her parents.Her father lodged a complaint with the Erode all-women police. Following this, the police initiated an inquiry.
During the inquiry, Karthik confessed to his crime. “Based on his confessional statement, we have booked him under the Pocso Act and arrested him,” said a police officer.
The accused has been remanded in judicial custody.