Chennai, Police arrested a person in connection with the suicide of a 21 year-old woman in Salem after her morphed picture was uploaded on Facebook. Salem SP, Amit Kumar Singh said, "Suresh, a handloom worker from the district, was arrested for allegedly uploading the morphed pictures of the woman".

Singh said that, "the crime has been confessed by the accused. He said that he did so because she had turned down his marriage proposal".

On Monday, a Vinupriya, a Chemistry graduate, had committed suicide by hanging herself in her house in Salem after a morphed picture showing her in an obscene fashion, was uploaded on Facebook by unidentified persons.

The victim's father, Annadurai alleged that a complaint was lodged on June 23 with the police but no action was taken.

He had said another semi-nude picture of his daughter was sent to him on his mobile following which Vinupriya took the extreme step.