Hyderabad: 47 minors caught watching porn in police raids
The Hyderabad police raided various internet cafes in the Old City and caught at least 47 minors watching pornographic content. The police on Wednesday took the children into custody and paraded them in front of the media for watching porn at internet cafes. They were later let off after a counselling session in the presence of their parents.
The Hyderabad police are in soup after they took into custody 47 minors and paraded them in front of the media for watching porn at internet cafes in the Old City on Wednesday. The South Zone wing of the department had conducted raids at various internet cafes wherein they caught red-handed many minors watching pornographic content.The minors, aged between 10-18 years, were let off after a counselling session in the presence of their parents. However, the police sought help of media persons to publicize its massive drive to 'curb on cyber offence', raising eyebrows of many child rights activists. There are strict laws and guidelines against identities of minors in conflict with law or in vulnerable positions being disclosed. Also read: Government ropes in Interpol to help crackdown on child pornography"A special drive was carried out on cyber cafes under 17 police station limits with a view to curb cyber offences and restrict minors from watching pornographic and objectionable videos and photographs.  At least 37 cases have been booked against cyber cafe owners under relevant sections for violating rules," the South Zone police said.