“It was also alleged that persons were disseminating CSEM by way of sharing links, videos, pictures, texts, posts and hosting of such content on social media groups/platforms and third-party storage/hosting platforms,” as per the CBI statement. Searches and development of further leads is underway.”Īccording to the CBI, the FIRs were filed in response to claims that numerous collectives of individuals based in India and abroad were circulating, collecting, and watching Child Sexual Exploitation Material (CSEM) through various social media platforms and groups. The CBI is coordinating with sister agencies through formal and informal channels. “It is initially learnt that there may be involvement of nationals of around 100 countries spread across various continents. Many of these groups also have involvement of foreign nationals,” the CBI said. “As per initial information collected, there are more than 50 groups having more than 5,000 offenders sharing child sexual abuse material. Till now 10 people involved in the racket have been detained and the numbers may go up,” a CBI officer said.Īccording to reports, the FIRs have been registered under Section 14 (use of a child for pornographic purposes) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and section 67-B (transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit acts) of the Information Technology Act.

Ram Gautam, Satender Mittal, and Purushottam from Delhi, Surendra Kumar Nayak from Dhenkanal in Odisha, Nishant Jain from Noida, Jitender Kumar from Jhansi, and T Mohan Krishna from Tirupati have been arrested in connection with this case.Īccording to the CBI, they would produce the accused from Delhi before a competent court on Wednesday, while the remainder will be brought to Delhi on a transit remand for further investigation. The investigation was carried out across Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh.Īccording to an official release, On November 14, Children’s Day, the agency began a huge operation, filing 23 FIRs against 83 suspects in connection with accusations of online child sexual abuse and exploitation. The scheme, according to the CBI, encompassed 5,000 criminals from about 100 nations throughout Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. The CBI conducted investigations at 77 locations spanning 14 states, detaining ten suspects as part of a massive crackdown on online child sex abuse.

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