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Video of class 8th boy indecently hugging classmate girl getting viral
Lucknow: In a shocking incident, a video is getting viral on social media platform in which a class 8th standard boy was seen hugging his classmate girl indecently in Uttar Pradesh’s state capital recently.
An indecent video of a Class 8 boy and his classmate from Lucknow was viral on the internet last week. The video of the boy and girl hugging each other spread among close circles and outside quite quickly escalating the matter in Mohanlalganj where they live. After the video was being circulated on social media, the girl’s family lodged a police case.
An allegedly indecent video of a class VIII boy and his girl classmate went viral on social media sending ripples across Mohanlalganj locality where they live. The girl’s family lodged a police complaint on Tuesday when they came to know of the video going viral.
Now, in the video, the boy and girl were seen hugging each other in indecent manner, following which the news spread like wild fire in the locality. Some residents identified the two and informed parents later. The girl’s parents went to the boy’s house to complaint but were turned away.
Indecent video of class 8 boy hugging girl classmate getting viral on internet:
The family came to know of the incident after some residents identified the boy and girl in the video and informed the girl’s parents. Before approaching the police, the girl’s family went to the boy’s house to complain, however, were turned away.
The family then decided to inform the police about the incident. According to a report in The Times of India, SHO Mohanlalganj Dhirendra Kushwaha said that a case had been registered against unidentified people under IT Act and sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
SHO Mohanlalgang, Dhirendra Kushwaha said a case had been registered against unidentified persons under IT act and under sections of IPC.
Kushwaha said, “Preliminary probe has found that the video was shot last year but was uploaded and shared on social media now. We will take legal action against those who spread the video.” The administration of the educational institutions where the students belong also lodged a complaint against unidentified persons for defaming them.
Entertainment
Meghalaya Reserves Legalized Gambling and Sports Betting for Tourists
The State Scores Extra High on Gaming-Friendly Industry Index
Meghalaya scored 92.85 out of 100 possible points in a Gaming Industry Index and proved to be India’s most gaming-friendly state following its recent profound legislation changes over the field allowing land-based and online gaming, including games of chance, under a licensing regime.
The index by the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) uses a scale of 0 to 100 to measure the level of legalisation on gambling and betting achieved by a state based on the scores over a set of seven different games – lottery, horse racing, betting on sports, poker, rummy, casino and fantasy sports
Starting from February last year, Meghalaya became the third state in India’s northeast to legalise gambling and betting after Sikkim and Nagaland. After consultations with the UKIBC, the state proceeded with the adoption of the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021 and the nullification of the Meghalaya Prevention of Gambling Act, 1970. Subsequently in December, the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021 were notified and came into force.
All for the Tourists
The move to legalise and license various forms of offline and online betting and gambling in Meghalaya is aimed at boosting tourism and creating jobs, and altogether raising taxation revenues for the northeastern state. At the same time, the opportunities to bet and gamble legally will be reserved only for tourists and visitors.
“We came out with a Gaming Act and subsequently framed the Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021. The government will accordingly issue licenses to operate games of skill and chance, both online and offline,” said James P. K. Sangma, Meghalaya State Law and Taxation Minister speaking in the capital city of Shillong. “But the legalized gambling and gaming will only be for tourists and not residents of Meghalaya,” he continued.
To be allowed to play, tourists and people visiting the state for work or business purposes will have to prove their non-resident status by presenting appropriate documents, in a process similar to a bank KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure.
Meghalaya Reaches Out to a Vast Market
With 140 millions of people in India estimated to bet regularly on sports, and a total of 370 million desi bettors around prominent sporting events, as per data from one of the latest reports by Esse N Videri, Meghalaya is set to reach out and take a piece of a vast market.
Estimates on the financial value of India’s sports betting market, combined across all types of offline channels and online sports and cricket predictions and betting platforms, speak about amounts between $130 and $150 billion (roughly between ₹9.7 and ₹11.5 lakh crore).
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi are shown to deliver the highest number of bettors and Meghalaya can count on substantial tourists flow from their betting circles. The sports betting communities of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are also not to be underestimated.
Among the sports, cricket is most popular, registering 68 percent of the total bet count analyzed by Esse N Videri. Football takes second position with 11 percent of the bets, followed by betting on FIFA at 7 percent and on eCricket at 5 percent. The last position in the Top 5 of popular sports for betting in India is taken by tennis with 3 percent of the bet count.
Local Citizens will Still have Their Teer Betting
Meghalaya residents will still be permitted to participate in teer betting over arrow-shooting results. Teer is a traditional method of gambling, somewhat similar to a lottery draw, and held under the rules of the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting and the Sale of Teer Tickets Act, 2018.
Teer includes bettors wagering on the number of arrows that reach the target which is placed about 50 meters away from a team of 20 archers positioned in a semicircle.
The archers shoot volleys of arrows at the target for ten minutes, and players place their bets choosing a number between 0 and 99 trying to guess the last two digits of the number of arrows that successfully pierce the target.
If, for example, the number of hits is 256, anyone who has bet on 56 wins an amount eight times bigger than their wager.