The scandal gained national prominence when Raviraj Singh, a student at IIT Kharagpur, attempted to auction the video on Baazee.com (now eBay India) under the title "DPS Girls Having Fun".
Beyond the courtroom, the DPS RK Puram incident was a loss of innocence for the Indian middle class. It forced schools and parents to confront:
In late 2004, a male student at Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, identified as Hemant Chugh, used a mobile phone to record an explicit video of a female student. The clip was subsequently shared via Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) and eventually reached the internet. dps rk puram mms scandal 2004 34 extra quality
The scandal was so iconic that it became the direct inspiration for a generation of Bollywood films, notably Anurag Kashyap’s Dev.D (2009), Love Sex Aur Dhokha , and the Ragini MMS franchise.
If you're referring to a recent incident, please note that sharing or discussing unverified videos—especially those potentially involving minors or non-consensual recordings—would be inappropriate and could violate privacy and platform policies. The scandal gained national prominence when Raviraj Singh,
Unlike more recent video codecs that clearly label quality metrics such as "1080p" or "4K," the early 2000s era of mobile video lacked any standardized quality labeling. The Nokia 6600's camera captured video at a maximum resolution of 176×144 pixels, a standard that would be considered unwatchable by today's standards. Even in 2004, the footage was described in contemporary reports as "grainy" and "pixelated," and filmed on "extremely low resolution screens". There was no technological mechanism by which a clip from that device could be described as "extra quality" in any meaningful sense.
In late 2004, a male student, later identified as Hemant Chugh, used a mobile phone to record an intimate 2-minute and 37-second video of a fellow female student. The grainy footage, which depicted a sexual act, was filmed seemingly without the girl's full knowledge or consent. Puram, identified as Hemant Chugh, used a mobile
The localized leak quickly spiraled into a national crisis when Ravi Raj, a fourth-year student at IIT Kharagpur, acquired the file. Operating under the pseudonym "Alice Electronics," Raj listed the clip for commercial sale on (India's premier online marketplace at the time, owned by eBay) for ₹125 per download. To bypass automated keyword filters looking for explicit text, the item was deliberately categorized under "Books and Magazines" with the title "DPS Girls having fun!!! full video + Baazee points" . ⚖️ The Landmark Legal Case: Avnish Bajaj vs. State
[ Private Recording ] ──> [ MMS Forwarding ] ──> [ IIT-Kharagpur Student ] ──> [ Listed on Baazee.com ]
(then owned by eBay) under the title "DPS girls having fun" for roughly $3. Key Legal & Social Consequences