Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has blamed porn sites for the rising incidence of sexual crimes. He further urged the Centre to ban all such internet platform which proffered voyeuristic pleasure through video clips of rapes purportedly filmed by the perpetrators themselves.

Referring to the heinous rape and murder case of Hyderabad after which a couple of similar incidents have been reported from Buxar and Samastipur districts of Bihar, Kumar said he was planning to write a letter to the centre seeking a complete ban on such sites across the country.

“A disgusting trend has been witnessed..incidents involving women in far-off Hyderabad, in Bihar, in UP.. in all places. I have always expressed reservations about the social media and the ill-effects of technology, while not denying its enormous benefits”, said the CM.

Kumar made the comments on the final day of the first phase of his “Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali Yatra” in north Bihar district.

As part of the programme the minister aims to spread the message for environmental conservation and combating climate change in the entire state.

Referring to sexual crimes, Kumar asserted that he was in line with his social reform measures like prohibition and campaigns against child marriage and dowry.

“Ever since the sale and consumption of alcohol was banned, many people some of them highly learned ones have been unhappy with me. They tend to overlook all the good deeds of our government because of their frustration with prohibition,” he said.

“I am told about these porn sites…people commit heinous acts against girls and women, get these filmed and upload the disgusting clips. Those watching these naturally become vulnerable to perversions. I would urge the youths to stay away from these,” said Kumar.

“I have read in newspapers about members of the civil society taking up cudgels against pornography. I laud this effort and I would myself write to the centre to place a complete ban on such sites”, Kumar said.