Kendrapara: Circulation of objectionable pictures and videos on social media continues unabated despite a police advisory, terming it illegal.
The latest video to be doing the rounds is that of a girl student and her male friend, who were allegedly harassed by miscreants in Kendrapara district.
According to sources, a group of six-seven youths accosted the girl, a college student, at Pentha sea beach, where she had gone with her male friend on June 14. They allegedly misbehaved with them. When her friend objected to their behaviour, the youths thrashed him and tore her clothes apart. They then took away their vehicle and mobile phones.
A complaint in this regard was lodged by the victim at Rajnagar police station after pictures of the incident went viral on Saturday, sources added.
On November 7, 2017, a girl allegedly committed suicide in the district after she found her obscene photos on Facebook.
On November 22 the same year, Director General of Police (DGP) R P Sharma had directed SPs to identify and arrest the perpetrators indulging in such crimes.
The advisory asked people not to indulge in taking pictures or videos of intimate moments or of private acts as it amounts to voyeurism and attracts minimum imprisonment for one year, which may extend to three years.
