Nuh, March 22: A court here sentenced a man to five-year imprisonment in a case pertaining to sharing obscene pictures in a WhatsApp group of an online class of school students. The court of additional sessions judge Neeru Kamboj sentenced Ashiq, a resident of village Badarpur here and imposed on him a fine of Rs 13,000.

In January 2022, the accused sent a request to join an WhatsApp group of an online class of students. The teacher added him to the group thinking he was the parent of a student. After some time, the accused shared "obscene pictures" and also started inappropriate chatting with the teacher. Badlapur: 4 Threaten Woman, Send Obscene Photos to Her Demanding INR 50 Lakh; Arrested.

After the teacher reported the matter, the school administration lodged a complaint with the women's police station in Nuh. A case was registered under the IT Act and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and he was later arrested. Hathras: Professor Rajneesh Kumar Arrested for Raping, Blackmailing Female Students at Seth PC Bagla Degree College in UP; 65 Obscene Videos Recovered From His Mobile Phone.

The court convicted him on Thursday and pronounced the sentence on Friday, a police spokesperson said.

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