Gujarat: International racket of child pornography busted; one arrested
During preliminary investigation, the accused admitted that he learned about this using YouTube; Now he runs 4 international WhatsApp groups & 1 Telegram channel in which members are from Russia & France.
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Jamnagar, July 20: In a major crackdown, Jamnagar police have busted an international child pornography racket. The racket was being operated from the state capital, Gandhinagar.
During preliminary investigation, Parmar admitted that he learned about this using YouTube. Now he runs 4 international WhatsApp groups & 1 Telegram channel in which members are from countries like Russia and France.
The accused has also created a telegram account which has many members. Another 1,600 video clips were recovered from a hard disc. Police team will now investigate into the source from where Parmar was procuring these child photos and whether there were any domestic suppliers.
The team arrested one person during the raid. According to a report, the accused will be produced before a court from where police will seek his remand.
“Our cyber-crime vigil on the net was able to unearth the racket. One of the team members Vicky Zala was conducting browser analysis, when he clicked on a link, which led him to whatsapp group which shared child pornography video and photos,” said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Jayveersinh Zala.
“When the team searched for IP addresses from which these photos/videos were uploaded, it learned that these are being uploaded by a cell phone owner from the Dehgam taluka of Gandhinagar district. With help of its Gandhinagar counterpart, Jamnagar police arrested accused Kisan Parmar. As many as 600 photos and 224 videos were recovered,” DSP further added.
The accused has also created a telegram account which has many members. Another 1,600 video clips were recovered from a hard disc. Police team will now investigate into the source from where Parmar was procuring these child photos and whether there were any domestic suppliers.
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