In a dramatic turn that kept the news cycle alive, Kolkata Police arrested a young man from the suburbs who was allegedly not the creator of the video, but a "super spreader." He had shared the video in several large WhatsApp groups with the explicit intention of defaming Joyita after a rejected romantic advance.
The police faced a unique challenge. Tracing the original uploader of a video that has been re-uploaded ten thousand times across servers in Russia, the Netherlands, and Singapore is a Herculean task. However, the Kolkata Police utilized Section 79 of the IT Act to issue take-down notices to major platforms like WhatsApp (Meta) and Telegram. In a dramatic turn that kept the news
However, the discussion Joyita started will linger in Kolkata's cyber courts and college dorm rooms. She has become an accidental test case for the limits of digital privacy in West Bengal. However, the Kolkata Police utilized Section 79 of
When Joyita finally broke her silence, she did not hire a high-profile PR firm. Instead, she used her personal social media handles to release a video statement that was raw, tearful, and utterly disarming. She denied the authenticity of the viral clip, claiming it was a deepfake or a morphed version of her likeness. When Joyita finally broke her silence, she did