UP Police Vow Action Against Buying, Selling Of 'Women's Bathing' Videos At Maha Kumbh
Uttar Pradesh police have announced that people who are buying and selling videos of women bathing at the Maha Kumbh will be arrested.
Uttar Pradesh police announced on Thursday that people who are buying and selling videos of women bathing at the Maha Kumbh will be arrested. So far 103 social media accounts have been detected for action, police said.
The social media monitoring team of Uttar Pradesh found violating women's privacy and dignity, certain platforms posting videos of women bathing and changing clothes at the Kumbh, the world's largest religious gathering.
"Yesterday, we came to know that there are some social media profiles, some groups have been formed where such illegal activities are being carried out. We have lodged an FIR against them and all those people are being identified who are involved in such misdeeds. These are criminal offences. This is a crime under the IT Act," Maha Kumbh Deputy Inspector in General (DIG) Vaibhav Krishna told NDTV.
"Those who are selling such videos will be arrested as also those who are buying them. Our social media team is continuously monitoring. Action will be taken against those social media profiles which are uploading such content," the officer added.
26 Social Media Accounts Are Under Scrutiny
When questioned about all those identified people, the officials stated that FIR was registered against a few Telegram and Instagram profiles. "We filed an FIR yesterday. There are some profiles on Telegram and Instagram against which FIR has been filed. Even now we are monitoring them. We are identifying them and filing FIR against them. So far 103 social media profiles have been identified, in which there are profiles that spread panic and also there are profiles that are putting out private videos of women from Maha Kumbh," said the officer.
He mentioned that a total of 26 social media accounts are under scrutiny. Individuals engaging in this unlawful activity on platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter will face legal consequences.
The Kumbh Mela, held every 12 years in Prayagraj, draws tens of millions of Hindu devotees. Spanning six weeks, it is the most significant event on the Hindu religious calendar. According to officials, nearly 500 million pilgrims have already participated in the festival since it commenced last month. Hindus believe that taking a holy dip during the Kumbh purifies them of their sins.
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