CBI Court Sentences UP Irrigation Department Junior Engineer to RI for 3 Years in Child Sexual Abuse Material Case:

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Court, Lucknow, has convicted and sentenced the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Dept. Junior Engineer named Rambhawan and a Private Person named Nilesh Baliram Gore for Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Material (CSAEM) in electronic form.

According to the CBI's press release, the Junior Engineer has been sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) for Three Years; additionally, a penalty has been imposed. The private person has been sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) for One Year, along with a levy of a penalty.

The court had made the conviction of both the accused on October 31, 2026. An instant case in the present matter was registered on April 23, 2022, against the accused individuals on allegations of the collection, transmission and publication of CSAEM using online platforms.

During the course of the probe in the matter, a search operation was conducted at certain premises linked to the accused, located at Bhusawal, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, wherein the officials found digital devices (all were immediately confiscated), and each was thoroughly examined thereafter.

On December 30, 2022, the CBI filed a chargesheet against both the accused following the completion of the investigation. Charges were framed by the trial court on July 21, 2026. Subsequent to the trial, both the accused were held guilty of the aforementioned crime and were sentenced to RI according to the crime committed by them.