Three persons were recently arrested in separate cases of cyber crime in Hyderabad, for allegedly downloading child sexual abuse content and posting it on social media.
In the first case, a private employee from Hyderabad downloaded child sexual abuse material from various websites and posted it on snapchat. In the second instance a 26-year-old businessman was arrested for downloading child pornography and posting it on snapchat.
In the third case, a private employee was arrested for downloading child sexual abuse content and posting it on Instagram. All three accused were arrested under section 67 of the IT Act and child sexual abuse material was seized from them. Following the arrest, the Hyderabad cybercrime police stressed public vigilance against the growing threat of online abuse and CSAM.