CBI busts international child porn racket running on WhatsApp from Uttar Pradesh, 20-year-old Commerce graduate arrested
“The Administrator Of The Child Pronographic Group Has Been Identified As Nikhil Verma From Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj,' Added The CBI Spokesperson.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday busted an international child porn racket being run on WhatsApp from Uttar Pradesh.
The CBI said, a group called ‘KidsXXX’ was circulating child pronography across the globe. “The group has at least 119 members from US, UK, China, Pakistan and China.
CBI spokesperson confirmed the development and said, “IT was being run by a 20-year-old commerce graduate.”
“The administrator of the child pronographic group has been identified as Nikhil Verma from Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj,” added the CBI spokesperson.
The CBI officer further said that they will contact their counterparts in US, UK, Pakistan and Brazil to identify the group members.
He further added that they will initiate a probe to find out if a particular a group is working to trap minors to make the videos.
The CBI in connection to the circulation of child pronography had conducted raids in several states including Delhi, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. They have seized number of computers, mobile phones, hard disks and storage cards.
He added FIR has been lodged against the accused under violation of Information Technology Act.
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