Taking cognizance of the report sent by CyberTipline, Jalandhar police will be registering cases against three persons for browsing, viewing and sharing objectionable content related to children on social media platforms.
The accused have been identified as Hardeep Singh, a resident of Succhi Pind, Rajinder Shah, a resident of Kabulpur and Jasvir Singh, a resident of Bahopur Village.
ADGP CyberCrime, Punjab said that following reports from CyberTipline, the Cyber Cell of Jalandhar and Mohali Police have been investigating the matter in which these three youths were found sharing Child Pornographic content on their Facebook messenger and Instagram ID. He said the case will be registered against them under section 67B of the Information Technology (IT) Act at their respective Police Stations in Rama Mandi, Bhogpur and Maqsuda.
When asked how exactly they got the information about these youths, Jalandhar Police informed that CyberTipline— a nation's centralized reporting system for the online exploitation of children, being run under the supervision of Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, regularly monitors various social media platforms and internet websites to keep check on online enticement and objectionable content related to children.
“It was through CyberTipline, we received the information and mobile numbers of these youth. We are getting the matter investigated by Cyber Cell Jalandhar and Mohali. The accused had shared pornographic videos related to children and other content on their social media sites. We are monitoring their social media accounts to gather more information”, he said.
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Jalandhar Police further said that it is a serious crime under section 67B of the IT act, which entails imprisonment upto 5 years and a fine of upto Rs 10 Lakh. Even sharing a video having pornography content can land you in jail.