Recently, TELEGRAM CEO Pavel Durov has been arrested in France. After this arrest, India has also started an investigation. The government wants to find out whether the Telegram app is being used to carry out illegal activities like gambling, extortion etc.
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Telegram has 5 million registered users in India
Telegram has around 5 million registered users in India alone, which clearly shows that Telegram can be used on a large scale. The investigation of Telegram in India can start the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre, which works under the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Electronics and Information.
There is a possibility of illegal activities being carried out on Telegram
According to reports, the Indian government will focus on Peer to Peer Communications in this investigation because there are chances of illegal activities being carried out here and further action will depend on this.
Telegram app CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France
Telegram app founder and CEO Pavel Durov has been arrested in France on Saturday as part of a police investigation. After this arrest, many other CEOs like Elon Musk and others came out in support of Pavel Durov and also gave their opinion through X.
What was the reason for the arrest of Telegram app CEO Pavel Durov?
The reason for this arrest was the lack of moderators on the app Telegram. Due to the absence of moderators, criminal activities and illegal acts were happening on Telegram without any check or hindrance. This is why the founder has been arrested.