India police arrest suspects in Kanpur and Churu cyber‑crime investigations

Kanpur police arrested a 19‑year‑old after he secretly recorded obscene videos of his minor cousins and other neighborhood girls and stored the files on Google Drive. Google’s automated system flagged the material and reported it to India’s National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, enabling investigators to trace the suspect through the IP and IMEI data and locate him in the Chaman Ganj area. The arrest has sparked debate over digital privacy and the extent of automatic scanning by cloud services.

In Churu, Rajasthan, police detained a 24‑year‑old identified as Gopal Sharma for a cyber‑blackmail scheme. He created a fake female profile on social media, befriended a victim, and recorded an explicit video‑call clip, later threatening to release it unless the victim paid roughly ₹6 lakh. Technical and financial investigations, including bank‑account analysis, led to his capture, and authorities are searching for additional members of the fraud ring.