Security guard held for posting obscene pictures of children

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: A 37-year-old Assam-based security guard was arrested by the Bengaluru East Division Cyber Economics and Narcotics (CEN) police, for allegedly sharing morphed obscene pictures of minor children on the internet.

As per the police, the accused used to work at an apartment complex in Haines Road in Bengaluru.

A tip-off from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) helped the police in tracking and arresting the miscreant, the police said.

The Cybercrime Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials filed a case against the accused based on the complaint and information sought from the NCMEC on suspicious activities by the activities.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Division, Kuldeep Kumar R Jain told News Trail that a team of cops had initiated a technical investigation and seized two mobile phones from the accused.