Mahindra Satyam Employee Arrested for Cyber-Stalking Former Colleague

Hyderabad CID arrested a Mahindra Satyam software engineer at Shamshabad airport for allegedly hacking a former colleague's email and making fake Facebook

By Thoughtful India Staff1 min read
Mahindra Satyam Employee Arrested for Cyber-Stalking Former Colleague

The CID on Monday arrested a software engineer, Sai Kumar, 28, employed with Mahindra Satyam in the US, when he arrived at Shamshabad airport, for defaming his former colleague by hacking into her email IDs and creating fake Facebook profiles. CID additional DGP S.V. Ramana Murthy said Kumar was allegedly taking revenge after she spurned his marriage proposal. Kumar told the police that he had become friends with the woman while he was working in Hyderabad three years ago.

Based on the 2012 report; the case was at the arrest stage, and no conviction is implied.

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