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Of late, there have been several instances of misuse of social media for posting obscene and sexually explicit images and videos. Such acts tend to deprave and corrupt the minds of society and amount to serious criminal offences under 67A of the Information Technology Act 2000 punishable with up to five years imprisonment.

Upon complaint received regarding publishing and transmitting material containing explicit sexual act on social media, Cyber Crime Police Station Case No. 60/2023 dt. 7.09.2023 U/S 67A IT Act, 2000 was registered and duly investigated into. The 2(two) persons appearing in the video were identified by Cyber Crime PS and they also admitted to publishing the video on social media. The accused were arrested and forwarded to judicial custody on 23.09.2023.

In another incident, based on enquiry into credible information received regarding posting of sexual explicit content on Instagram Live, the Cyber Crime Police Station registered Criminal Case No.61/2023 dt. 13.9.2023 U/S 67A of IT Act, 2000. After thorough investigation, the user of the Instagram account who posted the Live content was identified. After ascertaining her wilful involvement in the act, she was arrested on 26.09.2023 and forwarded to judicial custody on the same day.

Investigation is underway in both cases to ascertain facts and retrieve all possible electronic evidences.

Publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form amount to violation of section 67/67A of IT Act, 2000 and Mizoram Police cautions the public to refrain from such activities on social. Strict action will be taken in case of any violation.