Sex offender in rape video arrested from Bhubaneswar

The CBI has arrested a suspected sex offender from Bhubaneswar who purportedly appeared in one of the sex videos handed over to the agency by the Supreme Court for investigation. The agency arrested property dealer Subrat Sahu alias Kalia late on Monday from Bhubaneswar who has purportedly figured in one of the nine video clips handed over to the agency for probe by the apex court. The agency has circulated photographs of nine suspects to the police chiefs across the country for quick identification and arrest of the accused persons. The CBI has also announced a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh for each of the eight cases to anyone who helps the agency in nabbing the suspects.

The SC had taken suo-motu cognisance of a letter written by Hyderabad-based NGO to Chief Justice of India Hl Dattu. The NGO had also annexed nine videos of separate sexual offences being circulated on social media in a pen drive. The apex court had ordered CBI to probe these cases. Sources said Sahu has been arrested in the case where two males and a woman are seen engaged in sexual act in an old video clip. Besides this case, the agency has registered six FIRs of alleged gangrape and one FIR of rape. The agency has also registered a Preliminary Enquiry to probe a video in which some children are being thrashed by unknown persons.