A chartered accountant was allegedly blackmailed to pay Rs 40,000 after being trapped by a ”sextortion” racket online, police said on Thursday. According to the complaint, the victim received a video call from a profile named Krishna Chauhan on Facebook around 12.30 am on March 28, which got disconnected a few seconds ago.
The complainant said after some time he received an edited video of himself in nude condition, ”I was shocked.” Soon after he got a call on WhatsApp where the caller asked him to transfer Rs 40,000 or he will post his video online.
When they started demanding more money, the 29-year-old moved to police, he added.
An FIR was registered against an unknown accused under sections 420 (cheating), 384 (extortion) of IPC and section 67 and 67-A of the IT act at the cyber crime police station, west. ”FIR has been registered and a probe is underway. The accused will be arrested soon,” said inspector Amit Kumar, SHO of the cyber crime police station, west.
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