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Four Held for Obscene Instagram Reels in Sambhal as Content Persists Online

Authorities invoked Section 296B of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita under the Information Technology Act following villagers’ complaints over their abusive reels.

Sambhal police on Tuesday arrested three women and a man for allegedly operating an Instagram account that featured explicit videos and vulgar language (Sourced)
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Overview

  • The four accused were arrested by Sambhal Police on July 15 and 16 and are now in custody facing criminal charges.
  • Officials seized two high-end iPhones along with four other mobile phones used in video production and distribution.
  • An FIR was registered at Asmoli police station on July 14 under BNS Section 296B and Section 67 of the IT Act.
  • Mehak and Pari reportedly earned between ₹25,000 and ₹30,000 per month from their vulgar Instagram content, which had nearly 480,000 followers.
  • Although their primary account has been banned, mirror and dummy profiles continue to circulate their videos online.