Imphal, October 13: Manipur Police have arrested 13 people, including one child in conflict with the law (CCL), for allegedly circulating, trading and monetising non-consensual explicit videos and photographs of Manipuri women through multiple Telegram channels, including the distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Acting on credible information about the circulation of such content, police registered an FIR at Moirang police station and launched an investigation codenamed Operation Dignity.
Police have so far seized 14 mobile phones and one laptop in connection with the case. The investigation is continuing to identify the wider network, trace financial transactions and establish whether additional victims were targeted.
The arrested individuals have been identified as N. Rajesh Singh alias Maipakchao (21), H. Dhanajit Singh alias Taison (19), S. Saphaba Singh (19), Th. Cavendish Singh alias Ingocha (21), H. Rojit Singh (19), M. Clinton Singh (28), Kh. Bipin Singh (31), S. Simpson Singh (34), A. Aria Singh (24), S. Alexander Singh (31), K. Rakesh Singh (18), Ch. Robert Singh (27), and one child in conflict with the law.
Of the 12 adults, five are from Bishnupur district, three from Imphal West, two from Kakching and one each from Thoubal and an unspecified district in the information provided.
Further investigation is underway.