Police track serial pervert by his phone

NT Correspondent

A 26-year-old pervert who is said to have been giving sleepless nights to a newlymarried couple by calling them late in the night and using abusive language has been arrested by the CEN police attached to the South East division.

The accused who had managed to obtain the mobile number of the complainant’s wife had also sent obscene photographs to her WhatsApp number. The accused is said to be a habitual offender and is said to have done similar things to at least 10 more women using the same modus-operandi, according to police.

He has been identified as KN Harish, a native of Arakalagudu in Hassan. He is alleged to have been harassing the complainant’s wife since the last three months. Unable to bear the harassment, the victim’s husband filed a complaint with the police.

The complainant is a resident of Bilekahalli. He filed the police complaint on Wednesday. The accused is alleged to have first texted the woman on December 7.

In a swift operation, the police traced him through details of the mobile phone from which he was making the calls and sending obscene pictures.

“The accused is a habitual offender and has done these things to a lot more women. We still do not know how he got their numbers. He regularly sent obscene pictures to their social media accounts,” said an officer who is part of the team investigating the case. A case under sections 67 and 67(A) of the Information Technology Act has been registered against the accused.