Manipur: 16 persons, including minors, arrested over ‘obscene’ FB group

Imphal: Manipur police on Thursday said that 16 persons have been arrested, including minors, in connection with the infamous private Facebook group which has drawn criticism from netizens over its derogatory content.

Earlier, various rights bodies, including Manipur State Commission for Women, had lodged complaints against the Facebook group ‘Kanglei emagi….’ for sharing and uploading derogatory and obscene content of women without their consent or knowledge. Since then, police have been on the manhunt for the administrator of the group.

Newly-appointed Imphal West SP S Ibomcha said that the Imphal police station and Cyber Crime Police Station (CCPS) registered an FIR each on June 12 after receiving reports that the members of the group were involved in sharing of photos and videos of women and posting derogatory comments, reports said. This amounts to outraging the modesty of women, the SP was quoted as saying.