HARIPAD: A youngster was arrested for morphing images of a 14-year-old girl and later publicizing it through social media platforms. Kollam native Kashinadhan (20) was arrested by Kareelakulangara police in the incident.

The culprit befriended the minor girl through Instagram and acquired many of her photos. In a devious move, he created another fake account on Instagram and publicized the morphed images of the victim. The accused was caught with the help of Alappuzha cyber cell.

Under the supervision of Kayamkulam Sub-Divisional Officer, Kareelakulangara SHO Elias P. George, SI Sreekumar, Senior Civil Police Officers Sajeev Kumar, Subhash, Ani and Civil Police Officer Padmadev arrested the accused. He was later remanded.

Cybercrimes through social media platforms are now targeting minor girls. These girls are naive and are new to the social media world and might fall for the tricks of these culprits. In recent times, there has been a spike in such cases especially targeting minor girls.