Indian Student Jailed for Online Grooming

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1. 13 Nov

   In some cases, Kazi hacked into victims' social media accounts, shared the content with their friends and published the pictures on social media.

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• 15 Nov Indian student jailed for 30 years for online child sex abuse in U.K.Bilal Kazi, a 27-year-old Indian student, was sentenced to 30 years in prison by Chester Crown Court in north-west England on November 13, 2026, for online child sex abuse. Kazi pretended to be a teenage boy to groom and exploit girls aged 10 to 15, coercing them into creating and sharing explicit content and blackmailing them with threats of public exposure. The case involved extensive collaboration between the…The Hindu
• 13 Nov Indian PhD student Bilal Kazi jailed in UK for 30 years for preying on young girls on Snapchat. He was overstaying his student visaBilal Kazi, a 27-year-old Indian PhD student who overstayed his visa in the UK, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for tricking more than 70 girls into sharing explicit images via a fake Snapchat profile. Police traced 71 victims following a 2021 investigation, though authorities believe the actual number of victims could be as high as 180. The report highlights the severity of Kazi's actions, noting that he used…Times of India
• 13 Nov Online child sex groomer jailed for 30 yearsJudge Steven Everett sentenced 27-year-old Bilal Kazi to 30 years in prison for 33 child sex offenses committed between 2021 and 2025. Kazi posed as a 14-year-old boy named "Reece" to groom at least 19 victims, including a 10-year-old, across platforms like Snapchat, Wizz, and Roblox. The court heard how Kazi pressured girls into sending naked media and leaked images online, causing severe psychological damage and…Evening Standard
• 13 Nov Man jailed for grooming at least 70 girls onlineBilal Kazi, a 27-year-old student from India, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to 37 charges involving the grooming of at least 70 girls between August 2021 and August 2025. Kazi manipulated victims aged 10 to 17 into sending sexually explicit content by posing as a 14-year-old British boy on apps like Snapchat, Wink, and Roblox. The court heard that Kazi used blackmail and hacking to coerce…BBC
• 13 Nov Indian student who posed as teenage boy on Snapchat to trick over 70 girls into sending explicit images of themselves jailed for 30 yearsBilal Kazi, a 27-year-old Indian chemistry student who overstayed his visa, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for posing as a 14-year-old boy named Reece to trick over 70 girls into sharing explicit images. The court heard that Kazi targeted children as young as 11 on platforms like Snapchat and Roblox, using blackmail to extract footage and even causing one 13-year-old victim to attempt suicide. While police…Daily Mail

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