A 19-year old youth was arrested in Rajasthan's Ajmer district Sunday for allegedly raping a teenaged girl by blackmailing her on the basis of an MMS that showed her in a compromising position, police said
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The accused had circulated the MMS among his friends before being arrested, they added.
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According to police, the accused, identified as Aditya Kumar alias Akash, is a resident of Beawer town in the district, some 190 km from Jaipur.
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"The girl had lodged a first information report (FIR) against Aditya Saturday. She alleged that he had made an obscene MMS showing her in a compromising position. She claimed that he raped her and then circulated the MMS among his friends," a police officer told IANS.
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The officer said that Aditya has been booked under section 376 of Indian Penal Code for rape and various sections of the Information Technology Act.
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The officer said that Aditya's friends who further circulated the MMS to others are being identified.
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"Some of them will also be arrested," he added.
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