Trio held for extorting Rs 2 lakh from Muvattupuzha man over obscene Instagram messages
Following this, Jessy and her associates contacted the man’s family, demanding Rs 20 lakh to drop the case.
Following this, Jessy and her associates contacted the man’s family, demanding Rs 20 lakh to drop the case.
Following this, Jessy and her associates contacted the man’s family, demanding Rs 20 lakh to drop the case.
Alappuzha: Eloor Police arrested three persons on Saturday for extorting Rs 2 lakh from a man, who had sent obscene messages to a woman after viewing her Instagram reels. Those in custody are Jessy, a native of Alappuzha, Abhijith from Aluva and Salman from Nilambur.
The series of events began when Jessy posted a movie-related reel on her Instagram account. A man from Muvattupuzha, then responded to it with obscene messages. Jessy subsequently filed a complaint with the Eloor Police on Friday. The police did not register a case stating there was no legal provision as the alleged obscene text was sent as a private message. The police, however, filed a report in the court.
Following this, Jessy and her associates contacted the man’s family, demanding Rs 20 lakh to drop the case. After negotiations, they settled on Rs 5 lakh. The family paid Rs 2 lakh and was arranging the remaining when the the youth alerted the police.
The cops arrested the trio. "According to the trio, the extorted money was intended for a movie-related requirement. The accused were presented before the court and remanded," said police.