CBI arrested 5 members involved in Child pronography on Whatsapp
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Fri, Feb 23, 2018, 01:29 AM
New Delhi, Feb 23: The CBI on Thursday registered a case and booked five persons on charges of uploading and circulating child pornography through a Whatsapp group that had 119 members from both India and abroad.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) busted the racket involved in what they called a "global crime" on the basis of intelligence inputs.
The group -- KidsXXX -- included members from foreign countries like the United States, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Kenya, Nigeria, Mexico and New Zealand, besides India.
Administrators of the Whatsapp group were identified as Nikhil Verma, Satyendra Omprakash Chauhan, Nafees Raja, Zahid and Adarsh. A case has been filed against them under Section 67-B of the Information Technology Act and the provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).