The Cyber Cell of Mumbai Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested a 23-year-old IITian from Sangareddy in Hyderabad for allegedly giving rape threats to Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli’s daughter on Twitter. Police said, the accused, Ramanagesh Srinivas Akubathini had masked his social media accounts including the Twitter handle to avoid being traced.

The Twitter handle used to post the threat also sported a picture of the Pakistan cricket team, in a bid to throw off police by pretending to be a Pakistani. The accused, who worked with a food  delivery app and is currently pursuing post graduation from IIT, allegedly posted the rape threats directed at Kohli’s daughter after the skipper issued a statement supporting bowler Mohammed Sami, who was being trolled on social media platforms after India lost the match against Pakistan in T20 World Cup.