The Central Bureau of Investigation said on Wednesday that it arrested a Karnataka man for allegedly engaging in sexual chats with a minor girl from the US and obtaining her private photos and videos through inducement.
The CBI said it had received inputs from the US to act against the accused, Mangaluru resident Sheikh Muizz Ahmed, under its Operation Hawk against child sexual exploitation. A court has sent him to judicial custody.
According to the CBI, Sheikh Muizz Ahmed had sexual chats with a minor girl from the US on the social media platform Discord in March 2024. He allegedly “induced/enticed” her to share her private images and videos with him over the platform and intimidated the minor girl to engage in obscene sexual activities online.
The CBI conducted extensive searches at various locations in Mumbai and Mangaluru linked to the accused, leading to the recovery of electronic devices that contained child sex abuse material he had obtained from the minor girl through inducement.
In another case, a man from Delhi was arrested for committing a similar crime, sources said. In 2023-2024, Mukul Saini, the accused, allegedly operated various profiles on the same social media platform and engaged in sexual chats with a minor girl from the US.
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