Overview
- An FIR was lodged on November 2 at Friends Colony police station under Section 196 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, naming the minor, her parents and an Instagram contact identified as Asif.
- Investigators say the parents, Mohammad Shabbir alias Sabir and Shameena, knew about the video and they have been arrested and sent to jail.
- Police report that Asif, a resident of Azad Nagar Tila, is absconding and a search is underway to trace and arrest him.
- According to police, the girl said she made the video to gain followers and income; a separate clip shows her apologising and asking people not to share the content.
- The reel, posted on October 27, triggered complaints and protests from Hindu organisations, and the girl has been placed under a Child Welfare Officer in a juvenile home.