‘Couple’ threatens, extorts ₹12L from 60-yr-old, booked

MUMBAI: The Andheri police recently booked an unidentified ‘couple’ for allegedly extorting ₹12 lakh from a 60-year-old woman by threatening to leak obscene photos and videos of her.

According to the complainant, she received a friend request from the accused on social media in January 2018. The complainant accepted the request. A few months later, the accused started flirting with her and asked her to send him nude photos and videos of her. Although she refused at first, she later sent him the photos and videos. In November 2018, the complainant received a call from a woman claiming to be the accused’s wife and threatened her with the nude photos. Between November 2018 and February, the victim transferred ₹12 lakh to them. However, after they kept demanding money, a complaint was filed on March 6.

JAYPRAKASH S NAIDU