A female YouTuber, identified as Shikha Metray, who goes by the name Kuwari Begum on social media was arrested by the Ghaziabad Police o Wednesday. A complaint of promoting child sexual abuse was filed against her by a social activist. She has been charged under relevant sections of the IPC and investigations are on in the case.
New Delhi : YouTuber Kuwari Begum, whose real name is Shikha Metray was arrested by the Ghaziabad Police on Thursday. She has been charged with promoting child sexual abuse. She allegedly promoted a video showing purported methods of child abuse, police said.
A social worker filed a complaint against her and based on that an FIR was registered. FIR filed on June 12 The police filed the complaint on June 12. The woman was arrested the very next day.
The Assistant Police Commissioner of Ghaziabad said, “A case was registered at the Kaushambi Police station. Based on that an FIR was registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The woman has been arrested and further legal proceedings are currently on in the case.
” The social worker, Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj not only filed the complaint against the YouTuber, but also flagged the said content on her ‘X’ handle. She called for strict police actions against the content creator. In her complaint, the social activist said that the YouTuber was running a gaming channel where she was promoted sexual acts against minors and newborns.
In the FIR, Bhardwaj said, “It has come to my kn.
