Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Thane Court Sentences Man to Five Years for Obscene Messages
A court in Thane found Mangesh Ishwardas Tambe guilty of offences involving fake Facebook accounts.
Prosecutors said he used the accounts to send obscene messages, pictures and videos to minor girls.
They said the incidents happened between December 2017 and March 2018.
The court heard from nine witnesses and considered digital evidence.
It sentenced Tambe to five years in prison under the Information Technology Act.
He also received a separate three-year sentence under the Indian Penal Code.
The court ordered him to pay fines.
The ₹50,000 fine is to go to the victims as compensation.
A Thane District and Sessions Court sentenced 28-year-old Mangesh Ishwardas Tambe to five years’ rigorous imprisonment under the Information Technology Act.
The court also imposed a ₹50,000 fine, to be paid to the victims as compensation.
Tambe received a separate three-year sentence and ₹10,000 fine under Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code.
Prosecutors said he used fake Facebook accounts to send obscene content and threats to minor girls between December 2017 and March 2018.
The prosecution presented digital evidence and examined nine witnesses; the court found Tambe guilty.
- Who
- Mangesh Ishwardas Tambe, 28, was sentenced by the Thane District and Sessions Court.
- What
- He was convicted in a case involving fake Facebook accounts used to send obscene content and threats to minor girls.
- When
- The offences were alleged to have taken place between December 2017 and March 2018; the report is dated October 3, 2026.
- Where
- The case concerned incidents within the jurisdiction of Uttan Coastal Police Station in Mira-Bhayandar and was heard in Thane.
- Why
- The court found him guilty after considering prosecution evidence, including digital evidence and testimony from nine witnesses.
- Main sentence
- Five years’ rigorous imprisonment under Section 67A of the Information Technology Act
- Additional sentence
- Three years’ rigorous imprisonment under Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code
- Fine
- ₹50,000 under the Information Technology Act and ₹10,000 under the Indian Penal Code
- Compensation
- The court directed that the ₹50,000 Information Technology Act fine be paid to the victims
- Incident period
- December 2017 to March 2018
- Evidence at trial
- The prosecution examined nine witnesses and presented digital evidence and other documents
- Fine default
- Failure to pay the Information Technology Act fine carries an additional six months in prison