In 2004 India was experiencing rapid adoption of mobile phones and digital cameras, technologies that enabled new forms of private-to-public leaks. The DPS RK Puram MMS scandal—commonly referred to in media reports at the time—involved the circulation of a sexually explicit mobile phone video allegedly featuring students of the prestigious Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram. News coverage, public debate, and institutional actions that followed provide a lens into how Indian society, media, law enforcement, and educational institutions coped with emergent digital harms. This paper reconstructs the event timeline, analyzes stakeholder responses, and discusses legal and sociocultural implications.

. The court eventually discharged Bajaj from certain charges under the Indian Penal Code but noted a prima facie case under the IT Act regarding the platform's liability for content filters. Cultural Impact and Legacy

2004 DPS RK Puram MMS scandal was a landmark event in Indian digital history that exposed the country's lack of legal and social preparation for the mobile internet age. Core Incident

: The CEO of Baazee.com, Avnish Bajaj, was arrested for allowing the clip to be listed on his platform. While he was eventually discharged under the Indian Penal Code because the company itself was not initially arraigned, the case highlighted the "strict liability" of digital platforms. It established that websites could be held accountable if they did not have adequate filters to detect and remove obscene content. Student Discipline

The clip rapidly spread across the internet and was eventually listed for auction on (later acquired by eBay India) under the title "DPS girls having fun". The sale price was reportedly less than $3. Legal and Social Fallout