YouTuber 'Kuwari Begum' Arrested By Ghaziabad Police For Video 'Promoting Child Sexual Abuse'
YouTuber Shikha Metray was arrested after an FIR was registered against her based on a complaint by a social worker, said the police.
YouTuber Shikha Metray, a.k.a. 'Kuwari Begum' was arrested by the Ghaziabad police on Thursday over accusations of promoting a purported video on methods of promoting child abuse, said the police. The YouTuber was arrested after an FIR was reigstered against her based on a complaint by a social worker, said a police official.
"On the basis of a complaint received at Kaushambi police station, a case has been registered under relevant sections. The said woman has been arrested. Further legal proceedings are underway," Assistant Police Commissioner Ritesh Tripathi said in a post on X.
The FIR was filed against Metray on June 12 based on a complaint by activist Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj, reported India Today. Bhardwaj had flagged the purported contest on her X handle and called for for police action against the content creator.
BREAKING : FIR LODGED AGAINST SHIKHA METRAY AKA KUWARI BEGUM BY @ghaziabadpolice today on my complaint
— Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj (@DeepikaBhardwaj) June 12, 2024
Y'day I had posted a video from her Youtube stream where she was seen advising people how to r*pe an Infant
Gratitude to CP Ghaziabad Sh. Ajay Mishra Ji for swift action 🙏 pic.twitter.com/N2qHRL4RI7
In her complaint to the Police Commissionerate office, Bhardwaj said that the YouTuber was running a gaming channel where she was promoting sexual acts against minors and newborn infants.
कमिश्नरेट गाजियाबाद पुलिस द्वारा सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल हो रहे एक वीडियो का संज्ञान लिया गया । जिसमें एक महिला द्वारा लोगों को चाइल्ड एब्यूज के लिए उकसाया जा रहा है । 1/2@Uppolice @ghaziabadpolice pic.twitter.com/PcomVRg6tU
— DCP TRANS HINDON COMMISSIONERATE GHAZIABAD (@DCPTHindonGZB) June 13, 2024
'It has come to my knowledge that a female You Tuber running a gaming channel named Kuwari begum is pormoting and encouraging sexual acts against minors and newborn infants," read the complaint, the copy of which Bhardwaj posted on her X account.
Social media sleuths were quick to dig the YouTuber's background — after her video was widely shared on social media — uncovering that she graduated from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Delhi and works in a clothing and apparel business.
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