AGRA: In what can be called an alarming trend within a society, whose members are very much active on social media and other platforms, north India largest state

recorded highest number of cases for sharing sexually explicit content on web.

In total 517 cases were registered by UP police, while the entire country recorded 1768 cases.

The state was followed by Assam which recorded 288 cases, Karnataka 157, West Bengal 90, Haryana 83, Maharashtra 80, Madhya Pradesh 77, Tamil Nadu 64, Kerala 59, Telangana(55), Rajasthan (51), Punjab (45), Delhi (34), Odisha (28), Chhattisgarh (24), Uttarakhand (20) and others.

Apart of sexual explicit content, UP also maximum number of cases in sharing obscene content on web. A total of 421 out of 948 such cases were from Uttar Pradesh only. It was followed by Karnataka (90), Assam (63), Maharashtra (39), Haryana (38), Madhya Pradesh (37) and others.

UP also registered 16 cases of sharing child pornography. In total, the country recorded 46 such cases. In a similar category of sharing pornography, Assam registered maximum 76 cases, while UP registered 17 cases. In total 271 cases related to sharing

was registered across the state.

It’s important to note, a total 331 cases were also recorded in the country for using child in pornography While UP recorded four such cases of five victims, state like Rajasthan 80 cases of 81 victims and Kerala 79 cases of same number of child victims.

While in cyberstalking or bullying of women and children, Maharashtra reported 301 cases followed by

with 48. Uttar Pradesh recorded only seven cases. In total 555 such cases were recorded across the country.

In the violation of privacy breach on web, Assam recorded 60 cases followed by UP with 47 cases. In total 247 such cases were recorded across the country.

Further, the UP lodged 21 FIRs for fake news of rumour on social media followed by north eastern state Assam which recorded 56 such cases. Total 170 such cases were registered in the entire country.