Head of auction site arrested on porn charge

pr0digal jenius · Dec 19, 2004, 10:58 PM

NEW DELHI--The head of a popular Indian online auction site, owned by U.S. giant eBay, was arrested for the sale of a video showing children having sex, police said Saturday.

Avnish Bajaj, country manager of Baazee.com, was arrested in the capital on Friday after he was called in for questioning from Baazee's office in Bombay, India's financial hub.

"He was arrested for allowing the sale of the video. He has been charged under the Indian Information Technology Act, which prohibits transmission and sale of obscene data electronically," a police spokesman said.

Baazee said the case was "baseless" as the company had taken the video, offered by a seller, off the site as soon as it became aware of it.

Bajaj was denied bail by a city court and ordered to be held in custody until Dec. 24, the Press Trust of India news agency said.

If convicted, Bajaj, a U.S. citizen, could be jailed for up to five years or fined 100,000 rupees ($2,300) or both.
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pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	Head of auction site arrested on porn charge NEW DELHI--The head of a popular Indian online auction site, owned by U.S. giant eBay, was arrested for the sale of a video showing children having sex, police said Saturday. Avnish Bajaj, country manager of Baazee.com, was arrested in the capital on Friday after he was called in for questioning from Baazee's office in Bombay, India's financial hub. "He was arrested for allowing the sale of the video. He has been charged under the Indian Information Technology Act, which prohibits transmission and sale of obscene data electronically," a police spokesman said. Baazee said the case was "baseless" as the company had taken the video, offered by a seller, off the site as soon as it became aware of it. Bajaj was denied bail by a city court and ordered to be held in custody until Dec. 24, the Press Trust of India news agency said. If convicted, Bajaj, a U.S. citizen, could be jailed for up to five years or fined 100,000 rupees ($2,300) or both. __________________ Source/Read More: C\|Net