Manipur Police arrest 13 for sharing, monetising explicit videos of women on Telegram

Aizawl: Manipur Police have arrested 13 people, including a juvenile, for allegedly circulating and monetising non-consensual explicit photographs and videos of women from the state through multiple Telegram channels.

The material allegedly included child sexual abuse material.

An FIR was registered at Moirang police station in Bishnupur district after police received information that administrators and users of multiple Telegram channels were allegedly circulating, trading and monetising non-consensual sexually explicit photographs and videos of local women, including child sexual abuse material.


Police said they had launched an investigation, codenamed 'Operation Dignity'. “Till date, 13 individuals, including one Child in Conflict with Law (CCL), have been arrested. Fourteen mobile phones and one laptop have been seized,” police said.

According to police, the 13 accused are from Bishnupur, Imphal West, Kakching and Thoubal districts. The investigation is ongoing, with police focusing on uncovering the wider network, tracing the flow of money linked to the alleged distribution of the material and identifying additional victims.