Moonlighting as a girl, suspect would befriend boys on social media
A major operation by the FIA Cyber Crime Circle in Dera Ismail Khan led to the arrest of a suspect who blackmailed minor children and their families by making indecent videos.
The accused, named Muhammad Kashif Karim, was found to be making videos of minors and was involved in sexual exploitation.
According to FIA officials, the action against the suspect was taken after receiving a written report. The suspect would befriend minor children on Facebook while pretending to be a girl, then would force them to engage in inappropriate acts.
The suspect is also involved in sharing these indecent videos online. The FIA Cyber Crime team arrested the suspect during a special operation.
During the raid, a mobile device was recovered from the suspect, which contained many indecent videos of children.
In September, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) also arrested a suspect in the Abbottabad district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa for sexually assaulting children, recording the acts, and subsequently blackmailing them.
The operation led to the recovery of nearly 500 indecent videos of young children. A raid was conducted based on a confidential report from an international rights organisation.
According to the FIA spokesperson, the Abbottabad Cyber Crime Circle conducted the operation, resulting in the arrest of the suspect involved in creating indecent videos of minors. A crackdown against those involved in cybercrimes was initiated on the directives of Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi.
The suspect was identified as Muhammad Miskeen and he was found to be involved in the sexual exploitation of young children. The action against him was taken in light of the international organisation’s report.
News published in the Express Tribune on 11th Express 2024
