BENGALURU: Morphed images and similar crimes have hit several headlines over the years, but this one from Bengaluru stands as an anomaly. A youngster was arrested in Bengaluru after he morphed the image of his live-in partner, gave it a sleazy shade, only to publicize it through social media and attain a certain voyeuristic pleasure. Bengaluru police arrested Sanjay Kumar (26), a native of Vellore in Tamil Nadu, in the incident.

Both Sanjay Kumar and his live-in partner lived and worked in Bengaluru. Both are natives of Vellore in TN and have known each other since their 10th class. Their relationship was on the brink of marriage when shockingly Sanjay Kumar turned spoilsport and publicized private images of his girlfriend on social media.

The partner had no know-how about the private image leak and was unperturbed all this while. It was only recently that she learned about the ghastly act committed by her boyfriend and was stunned. She lodged a complaint with the police and an investigation was called into the matter. According to police, Sanjay Kumar used to like and reply to obscene comments reaching for the private images of his girlfriend. The accused confessed to the crime during interrogation.

In a grim confession, Sanjay admitted to police about receiving pleasure while reading the comments received for his girlfriend’s private images. Police also said that the accused had posted morphed pictures of his friends and relatives on social media. Sanjay has been remanded. His laptop and mobile phones were seized by police.