Two arrested for shooting obscene videos of tribals

The Thane (rural) police have unearthed a major sex racket, where obscene video clips involving tribal women were being prepared and sold for Rs 100.

The Thane (rural) police have unearthed a major sex racket, where obscene video clips involving tribal women were being prepared and sold for Rs 100.

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A case has been registered at Jawahar police station. The police arrested Zahir Shaikh (23) and Zakir Shaikh (32) and recovered five data storage cards containing obscene videos, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Shiv Maithili Jha. The police have identified three victims so far.

Sources said Zahir, who works as a driver, had an affair with one of the victims. He lured her and got the video shot with Zakir’s help. “The victim came to know about it through friends who helped her report the matter,” said Jha.

The 38-year-old victim lodged the complaint on February 4. “The woman is a widow and mother of three.” Jha said. Though the case has come to light now, it has been found that the videos were made quite some time ago. “We found that some videos had been shot in 2008. They shot these videos, copied them on to CDs, later transferring them to data storage cards which were sold for Rs 100 each,” said Jha.

The men have been booked under the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Cast and the Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.