Updated Jan 11, 2021 | 07:23 IST
The accused shared the said objectionable material with seekers through WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram and other social media platforms after receiving payment via Google Pay/ Paytm etc. Techie arrested in CSAM case [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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He advertised the said objectionable material on Instagram.
He was arrested on Sunday under relevant sections of the POCSO Act and the IT Act.
Lucknow: The Central Bureau of Investigation, on Sunday, took into custody an engineer from UP’s Sonbhadra district and his Delhi-based friend on charges of selling child porn through Instagram, a popular social media platform. This comes after a junior engineer in Banda district was arrested in November for sexually abusing minors and peddling child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the Dark Web for almost 10 years.