: The clip was listed for sale on India's then-largest online trading portal, Baazee.com. This led to the arrest of its CEO, Avnish Bajaj , sparking a massive debate on the liability of website owners for user-generated content.
Given the frequency of “DPS viral video” hoaxes (similar trends occurred for DPS Ghaziabad and DPS Vasant Kunj in previous years), skeptics argue this is a coordinated effort to defame the school or a phishing scam targeting curious parents.
The mainstream Indian media covered the incident relentlessly. Television news channels ran non-stop segments dissecting the case. Because the internet was still an unfamiliar space for the majority of the Indian public, the national broadcast of the controversy introduced terms like "MMS" and "cyber-obscenity" into everyday household vocabulary.
Instead, the legal focus turned to others. was arrested but was eventually acquitted. The law also came down heavily on Avnish Bajaj , the then CEO of Baazee.com, for allowing the clip to be listed for auction. Bajaj was summoned by the Delhi High Court under sections of the Information Technology Act, 2000, a legal precedent that made internet platforms accountable for user-generated content. The case also triggered a debate on how to check online content, with the police consulting the IT Act to determine the website's liability. Avinash Bajaj had recently sold baazee.com to eBay in 2004.
The year marked a major turning point in India’s relationship with technology, privacy, and digital consent. In late November of that year, the DPS RK Puram MMS scandal erupted. It quickly shifted from a local school disciplinary issue into a national crisis. The incident involved two 11th-grade students from Delhi Public School (DPS), R.K. Puram —an elite, highly prestigious private institution in New Delhi.
As the video began to circulate, social media users quickly took to various platforms to share their thoughts and opinions on the matter. The hashtag #DPSRKPuram began trending on Twitter, with many users condemning the actions of the staff member and demanding immediate action from the school administration.
In late 2004, a male student at Delhi Public School (DPS) R.K. Puram filmed an explicit video of a fellow underage female student. The roughly two-minute clip was shared via and quickly went viral on pornographic websites and auction portals. Legal and Societal Impact
The remains one of the most defining turning points in the history of India’s digital evolution. Occurring at the prestigious Delhi Public School (DPS), R.K. Puram, the incident exposed the deep friction between traditional societal norms and the rapid, unregulated influx of modern consumer technology. It wasn't just a localized school incident; it became India's first major viral sex scandal, fundamentally restructuring the country's legal, corporate, and internet liability laws. The Genesis of the Video