CBI arrests 2 for sale & purchase of child pornography over social media platforms

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Jan 10, 2021

11:27AM

CBI arrests 2 for sale & purchase of child pornography over social media platforms

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The Central Bureau of investigation, CBI has arrested two persons in an on-going case related to alleged sale and purchase of child sexual abuse material over social media platforms.

The Agency registered a case against a private person under POCSO Act and IT Act on the allegations that the accused was advertising over social media for sale of objectionable material including child pornographic material. It is alleged that the accused had purchased large volume of objectionable data including child pornography material, from another accused person, which was stored over cloud based websites.

The accused allegedly advertised for sale of said material over social media and on receipt of payments through digital payments apps the accused was allegedly sharing the said objectionable material with them through social media platforms. It is alleged that he was indulging in these activities since 2019.

Both the arrests were produced before the Competent Court at Saket in New Delhi and have been remanded to Judicial Custody upto 22nd of this month.