Bengaluru, July 24
Bengaluru Police on Thursday arrested a 19-year-old youth on charges of uploading obscene videos of women on the social media platform Instagram.
The accused has been identified as Dilawar Hussain, a resident of the Byrathi locality near Kottanuru on the outskirts of Bengaluru.
The Ashoknagar Police have registered an FIR against him under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act.
According to the police, the accused uploaded obscene videos targeting women on Instagram.
He had created an Instagram account named 'Dilbar Jaani-67', and to gain more views and followers, uploaded objectionable videos under the title 'Bangalore Night Life'. These videos were accompanied by background music in Bengali and other languages.
The police stated that the accused caused public nuisance by posting objectionable videos of women.