Telegram CEO Arrested in Cyber Crime Probe

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been arrested in connection with a cyber criminality investigation. The probe involves illicit transactions, child pornography, fraud, and refusal to provide information to authorities.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested on Saturday and is being held in custody as part of a cyber criminality investigation, the Paris prosecutor said in a statement on Monday.

The probe concerns crimes related to illicit transactions, child pornography, fraud, and the refusal to communicate information to authorities, the prosecutor said.

(With inputs from agencies.)