The Delhi Police on Friday arrested a 28-year-old MBA graduate from Jaipur who was blackmailing a woman whom be befriended on Facebook that if she does not shell out Rs 50 lakh cash he will upload her objectionable pictures.
According to a senior police officer, police registered an FIR on March 17 based on the written complaint of the husband of the woman alleging that a man who goes by the name, Ravi Chaudhary, has been blackmailing the woman to shell out money.
The woman befriended Ravi last year on the social media. Their friendship grew over time and they exchanged numbers and started talking on the phone.
“For the past six months, Ravi was allegedly blackmailing the woman to pay him money. Scared, she gave him Rs 10 lakh in different amounts from the bank accounts of her husband. However, Ravi’s greed and confidence to make money grew over time.
“For the past two months, the woman claimed that Ravi started asking her to pay Rs 50 lakh cash,” said officials. Unable to do so, she informed her husband, a businessman about it. The couple then approached the Anand Vihar police station and registered an FIR.
“Based on the technical surveillance, the location of the accused was tracked to Jaipur in Rajasthan. Consequently, a team of the Anand Vihar police went to Jaipur and arrested him on Friday. He has been brought to Delhi,” said a senior
investigator.
Police sources also said, “The accused was planning to get married in a couple of months. His mobile phone has been seized and we are scanning it to verify whether he blackmailed other women using the same modus
operandi. Further investigation is underway.”