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Youth arrested for allegedly harassing girl over internet

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Press Trust of India Meerut
A youth has been arrested for allegedly harassing a girl for the past four years on the internet.

Vishal Sharma, hailing from Benaras and currently pursuing B.Tech in a college at Meerut, was harassing the girl from Thane. His four friends were also involved in the case, district police spokesperson said today.

After the girl's family registered a complaint, Maharasthra Police took the call records of the victim and through mobile surveillance they got to know the youth's location, said police.

A team of Maharashtra police yesterday visited the college and took the youth into custody for questioning. Four others are reportedly absconding and a search is on to nab them.

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First Published: Mar 14 2013 | 2:25 PM IST

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