CBI busts international child porn racket, Kannauj resident arrested
CBI busts international child porn racket, Kannauj resident arrested: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted a child porn racket in which pornographic videos and pictures were being circulated.
The pictures were circulated through a WhatsApp group called “KidsXXX”.
One of the five administrators of the group, Nikhil Verma has been arrested by the agency, according to a CBI spokesperson.
Verma is a 20-year-old, unemployed commerce graduate from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh, the spokesperson said.
An FIR has been filed in the same case for violation of the Information Technology Act.
The official said the agency conducted searches in Delhi, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh on Thursday in connection with the case and recovered incriminating material stored on computers, hard disks and mobile phones.
An initial probe revealed that the WhatsApp group had 119 members from countries including the US, China, Brazil and Pakistan, the official said.
The CBI will investigate if an organised gang was shooting the videos and pictures and selling them in the virtual world, the spokesperson said.
-PTC News
