NCCIA arrests two men over international child abuse network

After a US NCMEC tip, the agency detained Sajid Ali of Skardu and a second suspect in Islamabad; a court granted each four more days’ physical remand.

NCCIA arrested two men in Islamabad after a US NCMEC child-safety referral tied to online abuse material.

Sajid Ali of Skardu was held on 26 Oct; a second suspect was arrested on 29 Oct.

Officials allege videos of very young children were recorded, shared and circulated, including via Telegram.

An Islamabad magistrate granted four days’ further physical remand of each suspect, returnable on 6 Nov.

The FIR was registered on 26 Oct at the NCCIA Cyber Crime Reporting Centre under cybercrime law and the PPC.

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