Deccan Chronicle

Bois locker room admin arrested

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New Delhi: Delhi Police’s Cyber cell has arrested the admin of the Instagram group which was being used to share obscene messages of underage girls on social media site, officials said on Wednesday. Police said the 18-year-old admin appeared for his Class 12 examinatio­ns this year.

New Delhi, May 6: Delhi Police’s Cyber cell has arrested the admin of the Instagram group which was being used to share obscene messages and morphed pictures of underage girls on the social media site, officials said on Wednesday.

Police said the 18-yearold admin of the group, known as ‘Bois Locker Room’, appeared for his class 12 board examinatio­ns this year.

He is a student of a school in Delhi-NCR. Four group members, who all area majors, above 18 years, have joined the probe on Wednesday, a senior police official said.

The juveniles, who are part of the group, are being quizzed at their home in the presence of their parents and members of NGOs.

On Monday, a juvenile, who was also a group member, was apprehende­d. Ten members, including minors, of the Instagram group have also been identified, police said.

The minor was also quizzed and the devices used to engage in the “offensive and vulgar communicat­ion” have been seized from the group members, police said.

“The CyPAD unit has sought informatio­n about the alleged group and it’s members from Instagram. Their reply is awaited. The devices of the identified members of the group have been seized and sent for forensic analysis,” said Anil Mittal, Additional PRO of Delhi Police.

The role of other group members is also being ascertaine­d, he said. The identified members, who are major, are being examined.

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