Ludhiana cyber cell forms special teams to check child porn

The cyber cell has formed special teams to keep tabs on child pornography on social networking sites and messaging applications in an attempt to trace offenders in minimum time.

The cyber cell uses IP address and IMEI number of devices to detect criminals. Though the cyber cell is dependent on US-based National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which keeps a check on such content shared in private groups and inbox, it also scans social networking sites to identify the offenders who post or circulate such content.

Recently, the Ludhiana police had traced and arrested two persons for sharing objectionable content on Instagram, a photo and video sharing platform.