Jabalpur: The advent of social media has witnessed efforts by many to gain cheap publicity, but things can hardly get as bizarre as this. The police in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, have arrested three members of a ‘girl gang’ – including two minors – on charges of abducting young girls and torturing them, just to go viral on social media.
In fact, it was the videos they uploaded on Instagram that brought about their downfall. The videos showed members of the gang abducting their victims at knifepoint and taking them to isolated places before assaulting and abusing them.
In one of the clips, one of the accused can be clearly seen smoking on the face of the victim. In another one, she was seen kicking and slapping the victim while abusing her.
After one such video went viral, a victim approached the Gwarighat police station and registered an FIR. Taking the viral video seriously, the police arrested three girls involved in the gang.
The accused include two minor girls and a young woman from the Kanchghar area. The two minors have been sent to a juvenile home, while the adult accused has been sent to jail.
None of the three have any criminal records, the police said. They were committing these acts only to get fame on social media and gain views on reels. The whole matter is being investigated by the police. Authorities have appealed to youngsters not to engage in such activities.
