Dimapur | September 23 : Morphing pictures of friends and acquaintances, albeit in jest, has become a popular practice with the advent of computer assisted photo editing software. Such a rage it has become that online networking sites are not complete without people uploading ‘photoshopped’ pictures of themselves as well as other ranging from the outrageously hilarious to the downright offensive. Celebrities and even heads of states are not spared.
This seemingly innocent application has however, landed two youngsters into trouble, big time. For the information of all concerned, cyber offence is a serious crime and are dealt with under the Cyber Act.
It was on September 6 last, the Muslim Council of Dimapur lodged police a complaint citing that some person(s) had misused the nomenclature of the council in the form of creating a bogus Facebook account under its name and uploaded some unpleasant morphed pictures. The account also bore the face of Osama Bin Laden as its profile picture.
The uploaded contents were of the Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio’s face superimposed with that of another man. The body, from the chest down was that of a chiseled frame with washboard abs, clad only in briefs and an unbuttoned shirt.
The complaint was registered at East Police Station, Dimapur and investigation began to trace the origin of the pictures as well as the culprit(s). About a week later, on September 13 investigators were able to pin their sights on two suspects namely, Mujipur Raza Khan and Shahan Raza Khan of Zeliangrong colony (Dhobinullah), Dimapur. A laptop, believed to have been used to create the account and upload the pictures was also seized from their possession. It also reportedly contained some of the pictures circulated through the fake account.
According to sources, the suspects are claiming that they are not responsible for the act. Nevertheless, the police have sent the laptop and its contents to RIELEIT (Regional Institute of e-Learning & Information Technology), Kohima for obtaining expert opinion. The response from RIELEIT is awaited.
The Chief Minister’s Office, it is learned is still not aware of the pictures circulated or of the complaint lodged.
This seemingly innocent application has however, landed two youngsters into trouble, big time. For the information of all concerned, cyber offence is a serious crime and are dealt with under the Cyber Act.
It was on September 6 last, the Muslim Council of Dimapur lodged police a complaint citing that some person(s) had misused the nomenclature of the council in the form of creating a bogus Facebook account under its name and uploaded some unpleasant morphed pictures. The account also bore the face of Osama Bin Laden as its profile picture.
The uploaded contents were of the Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio’s face superimposed with that of another man. The body, from the chest down was that of a chiseled frame with washboard abs, clad only in briefs and an unbuttoned shirt.
The complaint was registered at East Police Station, Dimapur and investigation began to trace the origin of the pictures as well as the culprit(s). About a week later, on September 13 investigators were able to pin their sights on two suspects namely, Mujipur Raza Khan and Shahan Raza Khan of Zeliangrong colony (Dhobinullah), Dimapur. A laptop, believed to have been used to create the account and upload the pictures was also seized from their possession. It also reportedly contained some of the pictures circulated through the fake account.
According to sources, the suspects are claiming that they are not responsible for the act. Nevertheless, the police have sent the laptop and its contents to RIELEIT (Regional Institute of e-Learning & Information Technology), Kohima for obtaining expert opinion. The response from RIELEIT is awaited.
The Chief Minister’s Office, it is learned is still not aware of the pictures circulated or of the complaint lodged.
