The situation escalated when the video moved beyond private phone-to-phone sharing and onto the internet. The Auction: In late November 2004, the clip was listed for sale on Baazee.com
The scandal is cited as a primary catalyst for the amendment of India's Information Technology Act, 2000
: The school has recently appeared in social media news for unrelated incidents, such as bomb threats in 2024 and 2025. Dps Rk Puram Mms Scandal 2004
The viral video, which is yet to be officially confirmed by the school or authorities, appears to show a group of students engaged in a compromising situation. The video is extremely brief and has been widely shared on social media platforms, including Twitter, Instagram, and WhatsApp. While the authenticity of the video is still unclear, it has sparked a significant reaction online.
The case shifted from a moral panic to a landmark legal battle when the Delhi Police arrested , the American-Indian CEO of Baazee.com, along with the website’s content manager, Sharat Digumarti. Bajaj was jailed under Section 292 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for selling and distributing obscene material, as well as Section 67 of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000. The situation escalated when the video moved beyond
, the CEO of Baazee.com, was arrested and summoned by the Delhi High Court for allowing the listing. The case, Avnish Bajaj vs. State
The scandal triggered immediate police action and intense media scrutiny, sparking a nationwide debate on technology and traditional values. Los Angeles Times School Response: The video is extremely brief and has been
The school's management, led by Principal Shyama Chona, was thrown into crisis. In an immediate effort to project control, the school suspended ten students, including the boy, the girl, and eight others, merely for the policy violation of carrying mobile phones on school grounds. The school issued a 15-point guideline forbidding phones and listing new rules on uniform and conduct. The most notable action came on December 23, 2004, the last day of school for the Class XII batch of 2004-05. The school took the unprecedented step of canceling the traditional "Scribbling Day," where seniors sign each other's shirts as a rite of passage. To further control the students, the principal sent a letter to all Class XII parents, asking them to personally come to the school and escort their children off the premises.
Meanwhile, the two student creators of the video, both minors, were for their roles in making the clip. Their punishment came from the school: both were expelled .
: The scandal led to an almost immediate ban on mobile phones in school and college campuses across India to prevent similar abuses of technology.