A CID officer said the accused, Binoy Bezbaruah, allegedly downloaded pornographic clips from the Internet and transferred them to cellphones, for a fee of Rs 100 per clip.
According to him, he has a shop called J.R. Communications selling mobile phone accessories on Afsar Lane at Lakhtokia.
“He used to download obscene MMS clips of varied duration on his computer and then sell them to youngsters, mainly school students,” the source said.
He said the accused used to help his customers select the clips and download data files on their cellphones from his computer, using data cables.
“The MMS clips were later transferred by the customers to other cellphones and was becoming a social menace,” the official said.
Tipped off, a team of officials from CID’s anti-vice cell raided his shop this afternoon and arrested the accused.
The central processing unit of Binoy’s computer and memory cards with files containing such MMS clips were seized. A case has been registered against the accused under Section 292 IPC read with Section 67 (A) of the Information Technology Act at the CID police station.
He is likely to be produced in court tomorrow. The source said the accused hailing from Nalbari district was staying in a rented house at Happy Villa in Uzan Bazar.
The officer said they have received inputs that such shops selling pornographic material have mushroomed in the city and are doing brisk business, as the cost involved is very low. “There is no cost for downloading and transferring the files to a cellphone. And there is little danger of getting caught as a customer would rarely inform the police,” he said.
“However, we are actively working to check such elements and we will conduct raids whenever we get any tip,” he added.
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