Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (EP)
Kasargod, May 20: Kasargod police on Tuesday May 20 arrested two more accused in connection with the blackmailing of an NRI by a gang who forcibly photographed him nude with a woman and threatened to upload the photos on social media if he did not pay them Rs 30 lac.
Ahmed Owais (22) of Parekatte, the prime accused in the case, and K H Samina (25) of Mangad were arrested by a police team led by Kasargod circle inspector T Jacob. The two were arrested while travelling in an auto rickshaw after the police received definite information about their whereabouts.
With this, the number of arrests in the case has gone up to five. Abdul Rahman alias Annan (32), a resident of Pallikere, Harshad (25) and Naseeda (32) of Trikkaripura were arrested on April 25.
It is said that altogether nine people were involved in the blackmailing incident.
The victim, employeed in the Gulf, hails from Kanhangad. It is said that his number was somehow obtained by the gang, and a woman among them started calling him and developed a friendship. She then reportedly invited him to meet her, and on April 24, he was taken to a deserted house at Kasargod Chowki, where Rahman, Harshad and others forcibly undressed him and clicked his photographs with the woman, it is alleged.
They then demanded Rs 30 lac and threatened to upload the photos on social networking sites if he did not pay the money. As he did not have that much money, they took away rs 17,000 in cash, his expensive phone and watch. They told him to pay Rs 9 lac by night and saying that he would meet them at the bus stand with the money, he escaped from the spot and filed a complaint with the police.
The police who took immediate action arrested Rahiman, Harshad and Naseeda.
Sub-inspector Ratan Kumar, police personnel Balakrishnan, Laxminarayanan Nair, Narayanan Nair and Sumesh participated in the arrest operation.
Kasargod: Another case of blackmail of NRI by gang, three including woman arrested