The Central Bureau of Investigation mentioned on Wednesday that it arrested a Karnataka man for allegedly partaking in sexual chats with a minor lady from the US and acquiring her non-public images and movies by inducement.
The CBI mentioned it had acquired inputs from the US to behave in opposition to the accused, Mangaluru resident Sheikh Muizz Ahmed, underneath its Operation Hawk in opposition to baby sexual exploitation. A court docket has despatched him to judicial custody.
Based on the CBI, Sheikh Muizz Ahmed had sexual chats with a minor lady from the US on the social media platform Discord in March 2024. He allegedly “induced/enticed” her to share her non-public pictures and movies with him over the platform and intimidated the minor lady to have interaction in obscene sexual actions on-line.
The CBI performed in depth searches at varied places in Mumbai and Mangaluru linked to the accused, resulting in the restoration of digital gadgets that contained baby intercourse abuse materials he had obtained from the minor lady by inducement.
In one other case, a person from Delhi was arrested for committing an identical crime, sources mentioned. In 2023-2024, Mukul Saini, the accused, allegedly operated varied profiles on the identical social media platform and engaged in sexual chats with a minor lady from the US.
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