The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested a 30-year-old man, named Mohammed Taslim, for sharing porn videos in a Whatsapp group with women as members, reported Zee News.
As per reports, the accused was apprehended from Bashir Khan area in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh by the Cyber Crime Branch. Mohammed, a TV mechanic by occupation, would frequently share obscene images and porn videos in the said Whatsapp group. Irked by his indecent behaviour, a woman had filed a complaint against him with the police.
According to the cops, Mohammed would steal phone numbers of women from Facebook and Whatsapp groups and then forward objectionable videos to them. The police have recovered a Sim card, which the accused had purchased using a fake ID card.
UP Police puts accused behind bars, registers case
While speaking about the development, Station House Officer (SHO) Shrikant Dwivedi of Kotwali Pilibhit police station informed that Mohammed Taslim has been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 294 (obscene acts or words in public) and Section 67 (punishment for publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act) of the Information Technology (IT) Act. The accused has now been remanded in custody.
Source : OpIndia