The Maharashtra Police have detained 10 persons for questioning and deleted 41 social media accounts used for the circulation of photos and videos of survivors in the Amravati sexual assault and video leaks case, officials said on Friday.
It was the Amravati rural police's cyber cell that identified and secured the deletion of 41 accounts on various social media platforms used for the circulation of the survivors' photos and videos. There has been no information regarding further leaks of the clips, and it is believed that these were reproduced following the initial leak by Uzair Khan and the other accused.
The probe team communicated to the National Commission for Women (NCW) that forensic reports on three out of seven seized devices are expected soon, with over 20 more accused identified for forwarding the objectionable content, news agency PTI reported. The police previously seized a laptop, a tablet, and a hard disc from the house of one of the accused.
The NCW collected information regarding the case via video conferencing, a senior police official said, adding that the Amravati Rural police shared key updates on the ongoing probe.
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The Amravati police previously arrested eight persons, including prime accused Ayan Ahmed Tanveer Ahmed (19), who has been remanded in police custody until 21 April. The other accused have been identified as Uzair Iqbal Khan (20), Achalpur resident Mohammad Saad, Ehfaj Khan, Tabrez Khan Taslim Khan (24), Aifaz Khan Manir Khan (26), Mohammad Imran Mohammad Sajid (21), and Sheikh Naveed Sheikh Hasan (21).
Uzair and Ayan were friends, but after cracks developed in their relationship over financial matters, the former purposefully leaked the videos of sexual assault. Uzair reportedly accessed Ayan's phone and transferred the videos and photos from Snapchat before sharing them with the other accused, reports had earlier stated.
There was no communal angle to the crime, as all the survivors belonged to the same community as the accused, the authorities had confirmed earlier.