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Karnataka police inspector files plaint over viral obscene video
A video-call clip allegedly involving a woman police inspector of the Karnataka State Industrial Security Force and a friend in jail has gone viral, leading the officer to file a complaint. The inspector named rowdy-sheeter Sai Kumar and others for leaking the clip on social media. Cubbon Park police are seeking legal advice before proceeding.
The video was allegedly recorded in 2024 when the inspector was posted at Central Prison, Hindalga, where Kumar was lodged. Kumar had earlier accused the inspector of providing him phones and liquor in exchange for bribes. A departmental inquiry is already under way against her based on that complaint.
On Thursday, prison officials filed a separate complaint at the Belagavi CEN police station after the video was shared alongside allegations of corruption and prostitution at the prison. An FIR has been registered. The inspector, now posted at a metro station, has gone on leave pending the investigation.
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The rowdy-sheeter Sai Kumar's earlier complaint against the inspector, that she allegedly smuggled phones and liquor into prison, triggered a departmental inquiry that runs parallel to the current criminal case. The core legal question is whether the video constitutes revenge porn under Section 67A of the IT Act and Section 354C (voyeurism) of the IPC. Both the inspector and Kumar are vulnerable: she faces a departmental inquiry and a leaked video, he is a rowdy-sheeter who now faces a counter-complaint. With an FIR already registered at Belagavi CEN police station, the investigation will test whether prison officials had any role in the alleged contraband ring or the video leak. The next step: the Cubbon Park police's legal opinion on whether to file charges against Kumar.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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