Hyderabad police on Saturday arrested a 40-year-old man for sending obscene pictures to a friend's minor daughter.

According to news agency ANI, the man had has taken the 17-year-old girl’s contact number a few days ago and had been sending her objectionable pictures ever since.

He was taken into custody after the teenager informed her family about it, who then reported the matter to the police.

A case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) was registered and the accused sent to judicial remand.