My ex-partner leaked my private photos online from a Rajkot location. How do I get them removed and punish him?
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File an FIR at the cyber crime police station in Rajkot under Section 66E IT Act, 2000 (violation of privacy) and Section 352 BNS, 2023 (outraging modesty), both non-bailable. Section 67 IT Act also applies for publishing obscene material, punishable up to five years. Report each URL to the platform under IT Rules, 2021 for expeditious removal within 24 hours. Preserve screenshots, URLs, and source clues as electronic evidence under Section 63B BSA, 2023. File a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. Approach the Adjudicating Officer under the IT Act for compensation up to ₹5 crore. If police do not act, move Gujarat High Court under Article 226 for a direction. Refer to Gujarat Rent Control Act 1999 for any state victim compensation scheme.
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