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Rajkot: The Cyber Crime department in Gujarat on Sunday arrested three more people in Rajkot’s Payal Hospital CCTV hacking scandal bringing the total number of arrests to six.
Official sources said that among the newly arrested individuals, one is from Surat and two are from Maharashtra. Previously, three others had been taken into custody in connection with the case.
The case exposed a nationwide illegal network where hackers infiltrated maternity hospitals’ CCTV systems, recorded sensitive footage of women undergoing treatment, and uploaded the videos on YouTube and Telegram channels for financial gains.
The Ahmedabad Crime Branch and Cybercrime Cell uncovered the operation and arrested three masterminds from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. Investigations revealed that Ryan Pereira, one of the accused, hacked into hospital CCTV systems and sold access to the footage through Telegram IDs. Some of the leaked videos were traced back to Payal Maternity Home in Rajkot, prompting further action.
The Ahmedabad police arrested Prajwal Taili from Latur, Praj Patil from Sangli, and Chandra Prakash Fulchand from Prayagraj. They had created YouTube channels and Telegram groups to sell explicit CCTV footage of women for prices ranging from Rs 800 to Rs 4,000. The accused allegedly ran a multi-crore business by providing user IDs and passwords to buyers with illicit interests. Reports suggest they received assistance from hackers based in Atlanta and Romania to breach CCTV security.
The crime branch formed five separate teams to track down the perpetrators. Police have seized hard disks, mobile phones, bank accounts, laptops, and other electronic equipment as part of the investigation. Authorities continue to probe the extent of the illegal operation and its links to international cybercrime networks.
In February 2025, a cybercrime case emerged from Rajkot’s Payal Maternity Home and Surgical Hospital, where private CCTV footage of female patients was illicitly accessed and distributed online.
