Hyderabad, Mar 17 (TNT): The Cybercrime Police have apprehended a man for allegedly posting an abusive and offensive comment on a social media platform, the Cybercrime police said on Tuesday.
The accused, identified as Kotipalli Venkanna, a security guard by profession, was traced during an investigation into objectionable content posted online.
Police said he had posted the comment on a video of actress Renu Desai shared on Instagram.
According to police, the accused was taken into custody from Madhapur and brought to the Cyber Crime Police Station in Gachibowli.
During verification, he produced the mobile phone used to post the comment.
Police said the case was detected following monitoring of social media content and subsequent investigation to identify the individual responsible.
Issuing an advisory, Cyberabad Police urged citizens to maintain responsible behaviour on social media platforms and refrain from posting abusive, defamatory or offensive content.
They warned that such actions could attract legal consequences under relevant provisions of law.
The police also encouraged the public to report cyber offences to the nearest cybercrime police station or through the 1930 cyber helpline.
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