Obscene SMS: Man gets 1-year in jail

Addicted to sending SMSes? Beware. Sending a wrong SMS to a wrong person could land you in trouble.

NAGPUR: Addicted to sending SMSes? Beware. Sending a wrong SMS to a wrong person could land you in trouble.

In one of the first cases of its kind, the district and sessions court has awarded one-year simple imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 10,000 to an accused for sending vulgar message to the complainant on her cell phone two years back.

The judge found Shankar Balram Chelani (40) guilty and convicted him under Section 292 of Indian Penal Code and sub-section 67 of Information Technology Act.

The complainant woman had received a vulgar SMS from an unidentified number on May 18, 2005. The woman lodged a complaint with Koradi police.

Police constable Sunil Meshram carried out the investigation under the guidance of assistant police commissioner at Pachpaoli S B Shinde. Meshram, with the help of the mobile service provider, traced the person from whose mobile the SMS was sent.

The number belonged to Shankar Chelani, a resident of Wardhman Nagar. Once traced, the police arrested the accused and filed a case against him.
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(Courtesy Timesofindia.com)
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