Police, cyber cell sleuths arrest three youth for raping and blackmailing a woman

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Jhansi: In a swift proactive action, a joint team of cyber cell and Kotwali police, caught three youths who used to rape a woman after blackmailing her with her obscene videos. All the three accused have been arrested.
According to the details revealed by the victim, she had developed a relationship with one of the accused Pushpendra Kushwaha (24) in the college where they were studying together.
She said taking advantage of the relationship, Pushpendra had shot some intimate videos has been blackmailing her for the past one year and used to rape her repeatedly. After few months, his friend Vishal Yadav (23) also joined in the crime and both of them would rape her by threatening to make the videos viral, she further said.
On Tuesday, Pushpendra once again asked her to come to a deserted house the next day where his another friend Harsh Diwan (23) was also to join. Fed up with the trauma of rape, she pproached the police and revealed the entire incident, she told the police.
Taking serious notice of the matter, DIG Jhansi range, Jogendra Kumar ordered a strict action against the youths. On Wednesday, a police team consisting of Kotwali and cyber cell sleuths, in plain clothes, laid a trap around the house when the woman went into the house as per the scheduled programme. Within minutes, the police team raided the premises and caught all the three accused.
The DIG said all the three accused have been booked under section 376D, 34 IPC and section 67 IT Act. Since the crime was of serious nature, I was monitoring the operation closely, he said.
“I appreciate the boldness of the girl who helped us to bring the accused to justice. I appeal that in such cases victims must straight away come to the specially created woman cyber cell where quick action will be taken after keeping identity of women secret”, the DIG added.