Man Blackmailing PSU Official For Rs 2.5 Lakh Arrested In Bhopal

Bhopal: A man blackmailing an official of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) official for Rs 2.5 Lakh from him has been arrested in Bhopal, police said on Tuesday. 

The accused has been identified as Shashank Verma. 

"A victim had submitted a written application at the ACP office in which he mentioned that one of his friends had filmed an obscene video of him and was blackmailing him. The accused had also extorted Rs 2.5 lakh from the victim. Acting on the application, a case was registered against four persons under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyay Sahita (BNS)," police official was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

Police said that victim has already given Rs 2.5 lakh to the blackmailer and further demands were made by the extortionist to pay another 1.5 lakh following which he approached the police for help.  

"The victim has already given Rs 2.5 lakh so far to the blackmailers and further demands of Rs 1.5-2 Lakh were made. Following this, he approached for the police help. A case has been registered and the accused has been arrested,” he said. 

Earlier in June, a court in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on Monday sentenced to death two men accused of abducting a seven-year-old boy and killing him after failing to get a ransom of Rs 4 crore.

Special judge Devendra Prasad Mishra convicted Vikrant Thakur (25) and Ritik Thakur (23) of charges under sections 364 A (kidnapping for ransom), 302 (murder), and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, the victim’s lawyer Ashish S Sharma told reporters.