A few months ago, the former toy was not very easy to buy in India until e-
The business website has launched a new category-sexual health-selling sex toys, kits, edible underwear, lubricants and condoms online.
Flipkart alone sells about 260 such products.
Other portals selling sex toys in India include and.
So far, this business is limited to the dilapidated lanes of the metropolis and has grown into a thriving business worth Rs 1,500.
However, as the website of the sex toys sold has received the attention of the government, this smooth operation may soon end.
The crime department of Delhi Police recently asked the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to investigate the cases.
The move was taken after the police received an email.
A Harit Kumar's email complaint to the four sites "publicly publicizes and sells bad products and displays bad content on their site ".
Although no decision has yet been made, the websites may be blocked if the government finds them guilty.
Last month, the government was suspected of carrying
Indian content from ISIS.
These were blocked, as suggested by the counter-terrorism group.
Later, when they removed objectionable content and cooperated with the investigation, the contents were unblocked.
Last week, Mumbai police blocked 650 posts and pages on a popular social networking site, allegedly uploading controversial comics published in the French magazine Charlie Weekly.
However, the government needs to explain why the site was blocked.
Indian law on the sale of sex toys is not clear.
In most cases, this concern is related to the way these products are sold, which show suggestive pictures and graphic descriptions.
Any person who sells, permits employment, distribution, public display, production or possession of any obscene book, brochure, paper, painting, or any other obscene article, or advertisement, in accordance with Indian law, or in any way indicating that any such obscene object may be obtained from any person or through any person, shall be punishable by imprisonment and fine.