Lucknow: Girls accounted for 75% of the 24 children rescued in 22 cybercrime cases registered across Uttar Pradesh, police records show. Of the rescued minors, 18 were girls, and 10 children were aged 10 years or below, pointing to a pattern of online sexual exploitation affecting both adolescents and very young children.The cases were reported from multiple districts, including Bulandshahr, Azamgarh, Rampur, Bijnor, Kanpur Nagar and Lucknow, and involved victims across a wide age range. Among the youngest were a two-year-old boy in Lucknow and a two-year-old girl in Bijnor, the records state. Several other cases involved children aged six, seven, nine and 10, alongside teenagers aged 15, 16 and 17.According to the Cyber Crime Police, offenders allegedly targeted children by masking their identities online or by using proximity and familiarity to access victims through family, neighbourhood and social links. Investigators noted that in some instances, objectionable photos and videos of minors were allegedly created and used to blackmail children into unlawful acts. The material was also reportedly circulated or sold using online platforms.Bulandshahr figured in multiple cases involving minor girls, with FIRs registered at Kotwali City, Araniya, Sikandrabad and Jahangirabad police stations between Dec 2025 and Sept 2026.Bijnor also recorded more than one case, including the July 2026 rescue of a two-year-old girl from Sherkot police station limits. Other cases in the district involved a 12-year-old boy in Kotwali City and a 15-year-old girl in Mandawar.Azamgarh records show two girls aged 15 and 16 rescued in a case registered at Gambhirpur police station in June 2026, while another case at Jiyanpur police station involved a 17-year-old girl. In Kanpur Nagar, a 16-year-old girl was rescued in a case registered at Chamanganj police station in July 2026. Lucknow’s Gosainganj police station recorded a case involving a two-year-old boy in Oct 2025. Other districts listed include Rampur, Pilibhit, Kanshiram Nagar, Ghazipur, Ambedkar Nagar, Baghpat, Etah, Basti, Maharajganj and Mau.A senior officer at Uttar Pradesh Cyber Crime Headquarters said complaints reach police mainly through National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) CyberTipline and National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP). Under an MoU between Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre and NCMEC, referrals flagged by technology platforms are routed to I4C’s OCWC unit and shared with states. In Uttar Pradesh, Cyber Crime Headquarters analyses inputs, forwards them to districts and commissionerates, and upon verification registers FIRs, conducts investigations, arrests the accused and files charge sheets, while taking steps for victim protection.
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