Kannada
TV
Actress
Faces
Online
Harassment:
A
41-year-old
television
actress
from
Bengaluru
has
lodged
a
police
complaint
after
allegedly
being
subjected
to
repeated
online
sexual
harassment
by
a
man
over
the
past
three
months,
according
to
a
report
by
NDTV.
The
actress,
identified
as
Rajini,
who
has
appeared
in
both
Kannada
and
Telugu
television
serials,
reportedly
received
a
friend
request
from
a
Facebook
user
named
‘Naveenz’ three
months
ago.
Though
she
declined
the
request,
the
man
allegedly
began
sending
her
obscene
messages
through
Facebook
Messenger
on
a
daily
basis.
Despite
repeatedly
blocking
the
user,
Rajini
alleged
that
the
individual
continued
the
harassment
by
creating
multiple
new
accounts
and
sending
sexually
explicit
messages
and
videos
from
different
profiles.
Accused
Arrested
After
Actress
Files
Complaint
The
harassment
escalated
on
November
1,
when
the
accused
reportedly
continued
messaging
her.
Rajini
then
requested
a
face-to-face
meeting
with
him
to
demand
that
he
stop
the
harassment.
According
to
her
police
complaint,
the
man
refused
to
comply.
Following
the
incident,
Rajini
approached
the
police
and
registered
a
formal
case
of
sexual
harassment
and
online
abuse.
The
accused
has
been
identified
as
Naveen
K
Mon,
who
reportedly
works
as
a
delivery
manager
at
a
global
technology
recruitment
firm
based
in
Bengaluru.
The
company
reportedly
has
offices
in
London,
Paris,
Amsterdam,
Berlin,
Zurich,
Warsaw,
and
New
York.
As
per
the
report,
Naveen
K
Mon
has
been
arrested
and
sent
to
judicial
custody
in
connection
with
the
case.