Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Police has taken strict action against sexual crimes against children. Police have arrested 12 people for spreading porn videos and pictures of children between the ages of five and fifteen years. According to the police, those caught in the raid conducted across the state are high-ranking professionals working in the IT sector. As part of investigating crimes against children, 142 cases were registered across the state on Sunday alone. 270 devices including mobile phones, modems, hard disks, memory cards, laptops, and computers have been seized.
The police said that they have received information that children are being trafficked for sex. The police also stated that they got the information about it from the messages on the seized devices. The gang uses encrypted handles to upload and download videos and images of children. Police are also collecting details of other persons who circulated the pictures and videos. The police said that strong action will be taken against all the persons involved in this racket and there will be no compromise in this matter.
Simultaneous raids were conducted across the state from Sunday morning under the supervision of district police chiefs. Cyberdom IGP P Prakash appealed to the public to inform the CCSE, Cyberdom, and Cybercell if they get information about any social media groups or individuals spreading child sexual content. Viewing, distributing, or keeping any indecent images or pictures of children is a criminal offense punishable with imprisonment of up to 5 years and a fine of up to INR 10 lakh.
