CHENNAI: The Kotturpuram police on Tuesday arrested a 37-year-old technician for allegedly posting images of ‘Jananayagan’ videos from a strong monitoring facility in a strong room at Anna University on Facebook.
The accused, Yuvaraj, a native of Nagapattinam, was working under a contractor engaged in installing CCTV cameras in the vaults at Anna University. The police arrested him under the provisions of the Information Technology Act following a complaint by university officials.
According to sources, Yuvaraj allegedly took pictures inside the monitoring room after completing the installation work and uploaded them on Facebook. The images, which included photos of Jananayagan displayed on his laptop, went viral on social media.
The contractor, Anandhan, was assigned to install around 110 CCTV cameras at Anna University, Queen Mary College and Loyola College, with Yuvaraj part of the technical team.
The police are also investigating whether the accused had a pirated copy of the film on his laptop. A further investigation is underway.
