GUWAHATI: "Bois Locker Room," an Instagram group, the chats in which have gone viral because of its blatant, sexually explicit content and lurid discussions, has finally been tracked down by the cyber cell of the Delhi Police.
More than 20 boys aged around 16 to 18 years were part of the group all of whom are studying in posh schools of South Delhi.
Screenshots of the group's chats reveal graphical sexual images and objectification of their classmates and other women, some of whom were under-aged.
The police have identified the teenagers and have taken them into custody on 5th May.
Reportedly, the Cyber Crime branch of Delhi Police took suo moto cognisance of the posts.
“No one has come forward with a complaint so far. We are registering a case under the Information Technology Act and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code,” Anyesh Roy, DCP told The Hindustan Times.
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A case has been filed under IT Act 66 and 67A and the mobile phones of the members have been seized.
Swati Maliwal, Chief of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), has issued a notice to Instagram asking to share information of the user IDs and location of all the group members.
Further, names of four private schools from New Delhi and one from Noida have been linked to the Instagram group.
Speaking to G Plus, Meeta Dutta, lawyer and social activist said, "This is a rare but nevertheless an alarming incident as it is a one-off occurrence involving extremely wayward youth whose upbringing seems highly questionable and obviously bereft of any inculcation of true humanitarian values into their persona due to investigable reasons. But thankfully the majority of our children are sweet, sane, humane and compassionate."
"Therefore we should not be panickally perturbed about it and allow this rarest of the rare devilry of these misdirected children to go through the due legal and correctional process for its desirable resolution," she added.
Meanwhile, social media users across the country expressed concern and outrage after screenshots of the group's chats were released online by a Delhi-based girl.
The members of the group were also publicly revealed. The matter is currently under investigation.
(With inputs from The Hindustan Times)