Talaiya police have arrested a youth for molesting and blackmailing a class 8 girl student after befriending her over Instagram; the accused took photographs of the accused which were used to blackmail the victim.
A case of molestation, blackmail with a class 8 student has come to fore in the Talaiya area. The student told the police that she had been friends with a young man in Jahangirabad through Instagram four months ago. The young man started to meet near school.
Meanwhile, he took a photo on his mobile. Later, by threatening to make the photo viral, he started pressuring the victim for marriage. During the meetings the accused has also molested her. Police have arrested the accused.
According to the police, a 13-year-old girl resident of Budhwara is a student of class 8 in a private school. She told the police that she had befriended Zubair, a resident of Jahangirabad, through Instagram.
A chat started between the two. Zubair took the mobile number of the student and later he started calling her. The girl said that the accused started following her on her way to school.
He started meeting the girl. Meanwhile, he took the photo from the student's mobile. Later, threatening to make the photo viral, he started molesting her after which the girl told this to her mother.
The girl's mother tried to convince the accused, but she did not agree and also started threatening the parents of the student by calling. After this, the family reached the Talaiya police station with the daughter. Police registered a case and arrested the accused.