Indian student jailed for 30 years for online child sex abuse in U.K.
Bilal Kazi, a 27-year-old Indian student, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in the U.K. for grooming and sexually exploiting multiple children online. The court found that he used fake personas on social media to build trust before blackmailing his victims.
Why it matters
This case underscores the severe risks of online grooming and the international cooperation required to prosecute digital child exploitation.
London A 27-year-old Indian student described by U.K. authorities as a “serial online groomer” was sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment in north-west England on Friday (November 13, 2026) for “exploiting and coercing” several children online to commit sexual acts. Bilal Kazi was sentenced at Chester Crown Court after pleading guilty to a series of child sexual abuse offences committed online. The court heard that Kazi pretended to be a teenage boy on social media and gaming platforms to build trust with girls aged between 10 and 15. Also Read: Online abuse among college students https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/online-abuse-among-college-students/article67099035.ece “Bilal Kazi acted with absolute ruthlessness in grooming, manipulating and exploiting a large number of young vulnerable girls," said Martin McRobb, Specialist Prosecutor at the U.K.’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). “He befriended them online and forced them to take photos and videos of them carrying out sexual acts.
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