Overview
- Police say PSI Praveen allegedly detained minor boys during a murder inquiry about a year ago, took them to a private lodge, assaulted and forced obscene acts that were recorded on his mobile phone.
- The recordings were copied from the officer’s phone and circulated online, and the viral clips prompted Amruthahalli police to register a suo‑motu case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Juvenile Justice Act.
- The case was transferred to Kothanur police station and investigators seized Praveen’s phone for forensic examination as they probe how many videos exist and whether any material was shared or deleted.
- The sub‑inspector and an assisting constable were suspended, and the officer was arrested and remanded to police custody after Monday’s exposure of the videos; Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge has condemned the conduct.
- The probe raises questions about custodial safeguards for juveniles, the misuse of police authority during informal interrogations, and how digital evidence from personal devices reaches social platforms.