Brief Facts : FIR was lodged against two boys aged 19 and 20 respectively, for allegedly sharing ‘obscene remarks and materials’ in a WhatsApp study group.
Summary : On May 14, a couple of teachers found out that the accused persons had created a WhatsApp group called ‘Mia Khalifa’ wherein they had added all the students as well as the teachers of the some other WhatsApp groups, which were created to share study material during lockdown. As per the prosecution, this new WhatsApp group was used to share ‘obscene’ remarks and materials with the members of the group, which included minor girls as well. The case diary states that, ‘Students and teachers tried to restrain the two Petitioners for sending the obscene messages, but the Petitioners paid no heed’.
