Jail For Navy Officer For Rape Threat

Hyderabad: A Navy officer was sentenced to two years imprisonment on Friday for sending vulgar messages and rape threats to a 16-year-old girl in 2010.

The accused, Dilip Kumar Sinha (33), is a Lieutenant at the Colaba naval base in Mumbai. He sent a Facebook request to the victim in 2010. After the victim accepted his Facebook request, he proposed to her. However, the girl rejected his proposal, following which Sinha threatened her with rape. The CID team arrested Sinha in 2010 following a complaint lodged by the victim’s family.

All the evidences including the chat history were submitted to the court

“In 2010, the CID sent requests to the Facebook office in California, USA, seeking details of the user. Facebook provided the details and evidences. All the evidences including the chat history were submitted to the court,” a senior official from CID said.

The accused has been found guilty under 67, 67-B (c) (d) of Information Technology Act, 2000, and Section 509 of IPC. He has also been imposed a fine of Rs 15,000.