60 child pornography FIRs logged in 2025 based on leads from Delhi Police

The Special Police Unit for Women and Children (SPUWAC) has forwarded 1,197 leads on online sexual abuse of minors and child pornography to district units for action during 2025, leading to the registration of 60 FIRs, official data shows. According to Delhi Police data, from January 1 to December 19 this year, 1,197 Delhi-specific inputs from the US-based National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) led to the registration of 60 FIRs related to child pornography. This marks a nearly 56 per cent decline compared to 2024, when 136 FIRs were registered based on 1,809 leads forwarded to district units, the data suggests. In 2025, SPUWAC received 10,151 inputs related to child pornography, through referrals from the NCMEC. Of these, 106 were referred back to NCMEC after it was found that they did not pertain to India, officials said. Another 6,022 leads were transferred to other states after verification revealed these incidents were outside Delhi Police jurisdiction, th