A preliminary
inquiry into the complaint has revealed that the mails were sent to
the victim from a cyber cafe in south Delhi. "We hope to trace
the accused soon," said deputy commissioner of police (crime)
Dependra Pathak.
The police
feel the accused might be known to the victim as he seemed to know a
lot about her.
The cyber stalker can be booked under Section 509 of the IPC for
outraging the modesty of a woman and also under the Information
Technology Act, 2000.
Net crime
• Woman threatened by cyber stalker who managed to get her
photographs from her mail folder
• In another case, a housewife started receiving obscene calls from
across the world after a hacker flashed her details on the Net
• Delhi Police set up two computer training centres this year to
enable its staff to investigate cyber crime
• The police admit IT Act, 2000 is not enough to deal with cyber
Source:
Times of India 26.12.2003