Two arrested on the charge of cyber sexual harassment of juvenile

Kathmandu: Police have nabbed two persons for sexually harassing a juvenile through social media.

The Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police made public Samir Tamang and Suresh Tamang of Indrawati municipality in Sindhupalchowk district for sexually harassing a minor girl through social networking sites.

The duo had befriended the juvenile through Facebook and falsely trapped in a love affair. Later they were found to have morphed the photo of the minor girl with lewd pictures, circulating them across social networking sites.

They were also charged with torturing the girl through video calls, said Spokesperson and Superintendent of Police (SP), Pashupati Kumar Ray.

In a case filed in the District Court, Kathmandu against the duo demanding maximum action against them under the Electronic Transaction Act-2063 BS, the court remanded both accused in custody for five days for further investigation.

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