41 arrested for sharing child abuse materials in Kerala
The Sunday s raids marked the third phase of Operation P-Hunt- a dedicated exercise meant to purge child pornography- and as many as 465 places were subjected to searches.
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a crackdown on those engaged in sharing child sex abuse materials via social media and encrypted websites, the Countering Child Sexual Exploration unit of the state police on Sunday conducted a state-wide raid and arrested 41 offenders.
The Sunday s raids marked the third phase of Operation P-Hunt- a dedicated exercise meant to purge child pornography- and as many as 465 places were subjected to searches. ADGP Manoj Abraham, nodal officer of the Cyberdome, said 339 cases were registered and 392 devices were seized during the raids.
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Published: Monday, December 28, 2020, 16:43 [IST]
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 28: The biggest impact of the COVID pandemic, apart from the Health issues, has been on online crimes against children and this has been flagged by the Interpol over the past ten months. The restrictions inside residences and lack of free movement has led to huge increase in internet activity all around the Globe, thru online classes, work from home, Digital banking etc and increasing use of social media. In short, the lockdown has led to increasing digital usage, which in turn has had a totally different impact on cyber crime trends, particularly in relation to pornography and child crimes.
120 vulnerable booths identified; 91 to be brought under webcasting
Three special control rooms will be opened in the district to monitor live feeds from web cameras covering hyper-sensitive polling booths. Of the 120 such booths, 91 will be brought under webcasting as part of the improved surveillance measures recommended by the State Election Commission.
The control rooms will be set up at the collectorate and the offices of the District Police Chiefs (Kozhikode Rural and Kozhikode City). The IT Mission District Project Manager will be the nodal officer for the surveillance initiative, which will be implemented with technical support from Keltron. The visuals will be handed over to the Election Commission.