A 36-year-old man has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with the alleged circulation of nude photographs of a woman on social media, Police said.The arrest was made during an operation in the Ginigathena area yesterday (Sept. 03), following a complaint lodged by the woman with the Police regarding the incident.

Police said preliminary investigations had revealed that the suspect and the woman had previously been married and were legally separated at the time of the alleged offence.Further investigations are underway by the Kandy Sub-Unit of the Computer Crime Investigation Division of the CID.