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Bengal YouTuber and Teen Son Arrested in POCSO Case Over Alleged Rape of 15-Year-Old

Following a POCSO FIR in Haroa, a Basirhat court sent Arabindu Mondal to five days’ police custody, with his minor son placed in a juvenile home.

Overview

  • Police allege the duo lured the Class 9 student with promises of featuring her in social‑media reels and secretly filmed her while she changed during shoots.
  • Investigators say the visuals were used to blackmail the girl, leading to repeated sexual assault over several months.
  • Phones, cameras, and other electronic devices were seized for forensic examination as part of the ongoing probe.
  • The survivor is 15, and her father, a Kolkata Police constable, filed the complaint after she disclosed the abuse.
  • Mondal, 48, runs YouTube channels followed by about 4.3 million people, and a police officer said the son applied vermillion to imply marriage before assaulting her.