The CBI on Wednesday arrested Surendra Nayak, the 24-year old youth from Odisha’s Dhenkanal district, for his alleged links with a pan-India child abuse racket.

He was arrested for allegedly circulating and sharing pornographic content on various social media platforms for monetary gains.

His arrest comes a day after a CBI team that gone to his residence for questioning as part of a nation-wide crackdown on child abuse through social media platforms, was attacked by a mob. The CBI had conducted simultaneous raids at different locations across 14 states, including Odisha.

On Tuesday, Nayak had reportedly confessed of having created a group where he used to share links of adult contents. Nayak, who had earlier worked as a security guard, had joined the group two months ago after coming across a link on the internet.

On Wednesday, the CBI conducted a raid on the house of another accused in Bhadrak.

The Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Wednesday said it would request the CBI and the Odisha Crime Branch to share their investigation findings with the commission.

“We will initiate action to stop child pornography in the state with the help of various agencies,” OSCPRC chairperson Sandhyabati Pradhan told reporters here on Wednesday.