“I receive at least 25 calls a day, most of them during the night. My exams are scheduled on February 29. The lewd and lurid calls are cutting into my study time,” said Kanojia, a resident of Wanavdi. It’s all the more difficult as he goes to a night school and works during the day.

Sudam Choure, adviser of the Pune police cyber committee, said, “There are many who are facing a similar problem. Many more are likely to be affected in the future. Kanojia has done well by going to the police. There are many who avoid the police and just change their cell numbers.”

Choure said Pune police can get the specific profile or information deleted within 24 hours and also track the offenders.

However, the police have failed to react quickly in this case. Kanojia initially went to the Wanavadi police chowky where he was advised to approach the cyber cell at police commissionerate. On February 18, he filed a complaint with the cyber cell and on Saturday he was advised to change the cell phone number.