A UP government employee arrested by the CBI on Tuesday for allegedly sexually abusing around 50 children in a 10-year period has been suspended. The accused – a junior staffer in the irrigation department – was suspended for “alleged involvement in immoral acts and misconduct”.
Earlier today the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Rambhawan, who was posted to Uttar Pradesh’s Karvi as a junior civil engineer in 2009, on charges of child sexual abuse and sharing, or selling, photographs and videos of such material to pedophiles around the world via the darknet.
Officials of the central investigative agency said the abused children, who are between five and 16 years old, came from three districts across the state – Banda, Chitrakoot and Hamirpur.
The scrutiny of the emails of the accused has revealed that he was allegedly in constant touch with several individuals (both Indian and foreign nationals) for the purpose of sharing child sexual abuse material.
During raids on the accused’s residence the CBI recovered eight mobile phones, cash amounting to around Rs 8 lakh, sex toys, a laptop and other digital evidence, including a large volume of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
