<p class="title">Five persons have been detained in the district for allegedly watching and circulating child pornography through WhatsApp, the police said on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A case has been registered under the relevant sections of the Information Technology Act at Navghar police station, said Additional Superintendent of Police Atul Kulkarni.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The detained persons -- three of whom are under 18 -- were allegedly part of some WhatsApp groups where videos clips of child pornography were shared and downloaded, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police were looking for administrators of these groups, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The probe began when the parents of one of the youths detained in the case saw him watching porn clips on his mobile phone, and approached the police.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A local police official said the video clips appeared to be mostly of foreign origin. </p>
<p class="title">Five persons have been detained in the district for allegedly watching and circulating child pornography through WhatsApp, the police said on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A case has been registered under the relevant sections of the Information Technology Act at Navghar police station, said Additional Superintendent of Police Atul Kulkarni.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The detained persons -- three of whom are under 18 -- were allegedly part of some WhatsApp groups where videos clips of child pornography were shared and downloaded, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police were looking for administrators of these groups, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The probe began when the parents of one of the youths detained in the case saw him watching porn clips on his mobile phone, and approached the police.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A local police official said the video clips appeared to be mostly of foreign origin. </p>