Sexting - my friend is stuck in telegram call girls trap

Dear client,

In most jurisdictions, sexting between consenting adults is generally. Depending upon the jurisdiction and the circumstances of the person sexting can have various legal consequences.

Sharing sexually explicit images or videos of someone without their consent, often referred to as "revenge porn," is illegal in many places and can carry significant penalties.
If sexting is unwanted and creates a hostile environment, it could be considered harassment or even sexual assault in certain circumstances.

Even if the initial communication was consensual, if the recipient later feels uncomfortable or threatened by further explicit content, it can create a hostile environment. This can be considered harassment if it interferes with the recipient's work, education, or daily life.
Sharing sexually explicit content always carries a risk of it being leaked or shared without consent. Even if the initial sharing was consensual, if the content is later distributed without permission, it could lead to legal issues like invasion of privacy or even harassment.

This is also known as a sextortion scam.
These scams often operate through platforms like Telegram, where fraudsters pose as call girls to lure victims into paying money and later threaten to file false complaints or leak chats and photos.

What can be done?

If there was mutual consent and no illegal activity (like sharing underage content or recording without permission), there’s no strong case against your friend.
If they threaten with a fake FIR, your friend can preemptively report the incident to Cyber Crime via cybercrime.gov.in or the local police.
Preserve the documents that you have, so that the mutual acceptance can be proved further.

Dear Client,
Section 67B of the Information Technology Act, 2000 which after amendment in 2008 criminalizes the publishing, transmitting, or causing the transmission of sexually explicit content. Once a violation of Sec.67B of I T Act, is reported to the Cyber Crime Cell, the matter is suo motto investigated by the authorities and your friend may be called on for interrogation to access the source of such offensive posts on social networks and to find out the veracity of the facts from the related intermediaries or service providers. On investigation, if they find your frienc is in any way violating the provision of the Act, you can be booked for committing the crime, otherwise, he will be exonerated/acquitted from the charges. Further, Section 66E of the Information Technology Act, 2000 deals with the transmission of photos of any person’s private area without his or her consent on social media which is a criminal offence and the penalty is either three years in prison or a fine of not more than two lakh rupees, or both. Post complaint and investigation, if the police find that the person is in any way violating the provision of the Act, he can be booked for committing the crime under Section 66E of the Information Technology Act, 2000. If required, hire an Advocate to navigate the issue if the situation so warrants.