CBI arrests Kashmir resident for running online child porn racket with help of US-based wife
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NEW DELHI: The CBI has arrested a 35-year-old resident of Srinagar for allegedly running a racket that involved circulating child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the internet after targeting USA-based minors with the help of his wife who is based there, officials said Tuesday.
The CBI has booked the accused under section 14 (use of child for pornographic purposes) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and section 67-B (publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc. in electronic form) of the Information Technology Act, they said.
CBI arrests Kashmir man for ‘running child sex racket in US’
The accused, identified as Niyaz Ahmed Mir (35), was on Tuesday produced before a special court in Srinagar, which remanded him in CBI custody. Updated: December 23, 2020 7:58:23 am
The CBI said the couple allegedly targeted minors in the US and “uploaded pornographic videos and images over the dark web for financial gains” and were “also involved in direct communication with many minors in USA.”
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a man in Kashmir for allegedly running a child sex abuse racket along with his US-based wife.
The accused, identified as Niyaz Ahmed Mir (35), was on Tuesday produced before a special court in Srinagar, which remanded him in CBI custody.
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New Delhi:The CBI has arrested a 35-year-old resident of Srinagar for allegedly running a racket that involved circulating child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the internet after targeting USA-based minors with the help of his wife who is based there, officials said Tuesday.
The CBI has booked the accused under section 14 (use of child for pornographic purposes) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and section 67-B (publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc. in electronic form) of the Information Technology Act, they said.
While the probe agency did not name the accused in its statement, he was identified by officials as Niyaz Ahmad Mir. He was produced before a Srinagar court on Tuesday.
Srinagar resident accused in child abuse racket held
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Online racket targeted several minors living in the U.S.
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Online racket targeted several minors living in the U.S.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a resident of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, for allegedly running an online child sexual abuse racket that targeted several minors living in the United States.
The accused, it is said, uploaded pornographic videos and images over the darkweb for financial gains.
Niyaz Ahmed Mir has been booked under the Information Technology Act and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.