Kozhikode man held for threatening to leak naked photos of young woman
The accused, Cheerathadathu Veettil Ashique (29), demanded Rs 10 lakh from the woman's family.
The accused, Cheerathadathu Veettil Ashique (29), demanded Rs 10 lakh from the woman's family.
The accused, Cheerathadathu Veettil Ashique (29), demanded Rs 10 lakh from the woman's family.
Wayanad: The Meppadi Police arrested 29-year-old Cheerathadathu Veettil Ashique while attempting to flee to the Gulf after threatening to release the naked photographs of a woman and attempting to extort Rs 10 lakh from her family.
The accused, a native of Kaithappoyil in Kozhikode district, was taken into custody at the Calicut International Airport at Karipur. A lookout notice was issued against him.
On June 22, Ashique allegedly WhatsApped the naked photographs of the woman's father and a family friend. He threatened to leak the photographs on social networking sites if they did not pay up. A five-member police team headed by Station House Officer K S Ajesh arrested Ashique. He was produced at a court in Kalpetta and remanded.