Tribune News Service

Panchkula, July 26

The police have arrested a man for allegedly extorting Rs9 lakh from a woman by shooting an obscene video of her.

The suspect, identified as Rajesh Kumar of Sector 27, Gurugram, is the brother-in-law of the woman.

He was produced in a local court today, which sent him to two-day police custody.

The victim, a resident of Abdullapur in Pinjore, had filed a complaint with Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Kalka, that her brother-in-law came to her petrol pump in Sector 3 to get his car refueled and subsequently drove away without paying the money.

The victim woman had filed a complaint pertaining to the incident with the Sector 21 police post. According to the police, the suspect threatened the women to withdraw her complaint otherwise “he would ruin her sister’s life.’’

“After visiting the complainant’s house once, the suspect raped her and made a video of the act. Using that video, the suspect blackmailed her and extorted Rs9 lakh from her. The suspect also threatened to keep her mouth shut else he will share the video with her husband,’’ the police said.

A case was registered under Sections 376 (rape), 384 (extortion),386 (extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt), 500 (defamation), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code and 67 and 67-A of the IT Act.