LAHORE: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has apprehended a suspect allegedly linked with a child pornography ring in Lahore on Friday.
According to the FIA sources, the arrested suspect, identified as Ihtesham Siddiq was arrested from a prominent housing society by the cybercrime circle of FIA on the information given by an affected child.
Sources further said, “Siddiq belongs to Kharian however, is residing in Lahore.” The personnel claimed to have recovered a large number of inappropriate photos and video clips from the suspect’s possession.
According to the law enforcement agency, the suspect is a part of a child pornography ring. It added that Director FIA Abdul Rab Chaudhry had received a tip-off regarding the suspect’s involvement in befriending children through social media, entertainment and gaming channels.
The report added that the detained man had been involved in uploading indecent photos of children online. During the investigation, the cybercrime cell approached the local court, following which the suspect was remanded into custody.
The cell further said forensics were being carried out on Siddiq’s cellphone and laptop, saying doing so would likely determine the suspect’s links with an international child porn ring.
Islamabad High Court had rejected the post-arrest bail plea of a suspect accused of child pornography, ruling that the instigation and distribution of such heinous content were patently offensive and extremely as well as atrociously harmful for society in January 2021.
