Overview
- The Special Investigation Team, which police set up Wednesday, is now leading the case in Paratwada and Achalpur after explicit clips of girls spread online.
- Officers have arrested eight people, including the 19-year-old prime accused, alleged distributors of the videos, and a landlord who rented a flat by the hour.
- Police say they have identified eight victims so far and filed a suo motu case as families hesitate to complain, while female officers are reaching out with privacy guarantees.
- Seized phones, a laptop, a tablet, and hard drives are with forensic teams for data recovery, and the cyber cell is removing posts and tracking those who re-shared the material.
- Civic officials demolished parts of the accused’s home after prior notices, and while about 100 clips surfaced online, claims of 350 videos and 180 girls are still being probed.