As users search for the video using specific keywords, search engines and social media algorithms detect the surge in traffic, pushing the topic into "Trending" tabs.
A deeper investigation by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) revealed a more disturbing picture of cyber blackmail. According to sources, the arrested girl was being blackmailed by her boyfriend, Sunny Mehta, and his friend, Rankaj Verma, from Himachal Pradesh. Shocking WhatsApp chats recovered by the police showed that the two youths were pressuring the girl to record and share videos of her hostel mates taking showers, threatening to leak her private videos if she did not comply. The police later arrested the two youths, and all three accused were sent to police remand for further interrogation. As users search for the video using specific
Provisions related to voyeurism and outraging the modesty of a woman apply here. Shocking WhatsApp chats recovered by the police showed
To break the cycle of viral exploitation, internet users must practice digital hygiene and ethical browsing. To break the cycle of viral exploitation, internet
and counseling for victims of online harassment.
When a video deemed private or intimate, allegedly featuring a girl from Chandigarh, begins circulating online, it triggers a chain reaction.