CBI nabs 1 in case of rape videos circulating on social media

CBI has arrested a suspected sex offender who purportedly appeared in one of the sex videos handed over to the agency by the Supreme Court for investigations.
CBI sources said agency has arrested property dealer Subrat Sahu alias Kalia from Bhubaneswar who has purportedly figured in one of the nine video clips handed over to the agency for probe by the apex court.
The Supreme Court had taken suo-motu cognisance of a letter written by Hyderabad-based NGO to Chief Justice of India HK Dattu. The NGO has also annexed nine videos of separate sexual offences being circulated on social media in a pen drive. The apex court had ordered CBI to start probe in the cases.

In none of the cases, it is not clear the time and place of crime, identity of victim and offenders who are appearing on the video.
The sources said Sahu has been arrested in the case where two males and a woman are seen engaged in sexual act in an old video clip.
CBI sources said the case has registered on charges of common intention, propagating obscene material and assault to woman with intent to outrage her modesty under provisions of Indian Penal Code besides provisions of Information Technology Act related to violation of privacy and publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form.

Besides this case, the agency has registered six FIRs of alleged gangrape and one FIR of rape while a Preliminary Enquiry has also been registered. The FIRs related to gangrape and rape, the agency has also invoked sections of abduction.
The sources said Sahu was arrested late last night in Bhubaneswar.