Varanasi: The Cyber Police Station of Sonbhadra district arrested two persons on Thursday for sharing and uploading child pornography videos on social media. The information regarding the child pornography videos uploaded on social media was received through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) portal, which is operated by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Cyber Tripline system. This system flags child pornography and information related to child sexual abuse to law enforcement agencies via the NCRP portal. Two complaints were found to be related to Sonbhadra district.
Investigation Details
During the investigation, the Cyber Cell obtained details of mobile phones, IP addresses, and profiles of the users. Two individuals were identified as guilty of uploading child pornography on social media platforms. A team led by Cyber Police Station inspector in charge Dhirendra Kumar Chaudhary arrested the accused after device verification. The Duddhi and Obra police stations were directed to take action. Saif, who was uploading the content through Instagram, was arrested from Duddhi town, while Rahul Kumar was arrested from the Obra police station area.
Accused's Confession
During interrogation, the accused revealed that they had formed a social media group of friends through which videos were shared with each other via Instagram, Facebook, and other platforms. The obscene videos were uploaded and shared on social media platforms with the purpose of gaining more views and earning financial benefits.
Legal Proceedings
Upon verification of the information, the devices and mobile numbers used for uploading were recovered. Based on the arrest and recovery, cases were registered and legal proceedings were initiated at the Duddhi and Obra police stations under Sections 77, 294 BNS, and 67B of the IT Act.
Appeal by Superintendent of Police
Sonbhadra SP Abhishek Verma appealed to the general public not to upload, share, or forward obscene, objectionable, or child sexual abuse-related content on social media. He emphasized that such actions fall under the category of serious cyber crime and that strict legal action will be taken against those found guilty.
