NCPCR summons Meta India head again, Capgemini VP as child abuse probes deepen
NCPCR summons Meta India head again on Sept 16 over child abuse ads; Meta now reports such cases to I4C. Capgemini also called.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) summoned Meta India's Managing Director and Head for a second time on September 16 to investigate allegations of advertisements promoting Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Material (CSEAM) on Instagram in India. This inquiry began on July 3, 2026, when the Commission took suo motu cognizance of a BBC Eye investigation revealing CSEAM-related advertisements on Instagram.
Despite Meta filing a response a week later, the Commission deemed it necessary for a formal inquiry to uncover the facts. Meta's leadership first appeared before the Commission on September 9, leading to the current summons.
In a separate development, NCPCR summoned Capgemini's Vice President for a meeting on September 16, over alleged child abuse at a day care center run by the company in Bengaluru. The Commission will investigate the incident to determine responsibility.
Following Meta's persistent follow-up, the company has begun reporting child sexual abuse cases in India directly to the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), the Ministry of Home Affairs body responsible for coordinating action against cybercrime across the nation. This change means Indian law enforcement will be involved earlier than before.
Meta previously reported such cases through the US-based National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which forwarded India-related cases to the national cybercrime portal on Meta's behalf.
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