P-Hunt: police register 135 cases, arrest eight in Statewide crackdown

The Counter Child Sexual Exploitation (CCSE) team operation under the Cyber Operations wing of Keralam undertook coordinated raids across the State on September 21 to unearth several cases and apprehend several people for the alleged possession of child sexual exploitative and abusive material (CSEAM).

According to official sources, eight people were arrested and 135 cases were registered under provisions of the Information Technology Act in connection with the special operation, codenamed ‘P-Hunt’.

The investigators also seized 212 electronic devices, including mobile phones, modems, hard disks and memory cards, allegedly used for the crime.

The CCSE team recently identified 398 suspected locations using extensive intelligence gathering regarding the alleged CSEAM racket in the State.