A man from Delhi has been arrested for harassing and stalking 50 women on social sites.

An interior designer, 32, has been arrested on suspicion of stalking and sexually harassing teenagers and young women on Instagram. According to police, the accused, Pradeep Sharma, has worked with various large corporations and designs home decor & interiors.

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By pretending to be a young woman on social media, the accused, a resident of Bhagwati Vihar in Uttam Nagar, used to obtain photos of the victims' intimate moments from their lovers.

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A complaint made by a woman who is 18 years old led to the filing of a FIR. According to the complainant, she was being harassed on social media by an unidentified person.

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"She informed police that she only shared her private images to her ex-boyfriend, who denied sharing them with anyone else," Kalsi added.

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