Police say hundreds arrested in P-Hunt crackdown over abusive material
Police records from the P-Hunt operation show that 8,260 cases have been registered and 403 people arrested over alleged possession of child sexual exploitative and abusive material. The supplied report also refers to a statewide crackdown, but provides no further breakdown of the cases or arrests.
Police have registered 8,260 cases and arrested 403 people since the launch of the P-Hunt operation, according to information reported by The Hindu. The arrests concern allegations of possessing child sexual exploitative and abusive material. The operation has been described in the supplied material as a statewide crackdown.
The figures represent the total recorded since P-Hunt began. The material does not provide a date for the latest tally, identify the locations involved or explain how many of the cases led to further legal action. The report’s headline refers separately to 135 cases and eight arrests, but the accompanying source material gives the larger cumulative figures of 8,260 registered cases and 403 arrests.
No explanation for the difference is provided. The available information does not include statements from people arrested, details of charges or information about court proceedings.
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