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The suspects had threatened to publish the data on the dark web unless they received millions of euros, said prosecutors.
The two men from the western German city of Wuppertal were arrested on Wednesday and had been seeking millions of euros, Bild reported.
The FIR was registered as per the direction of the 37th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) in Bengaluru.
He was arrested based on a complaint filed by a Thrissur based doctor.
In a Facebook post, Kerala police wrote the individual making the call would display nudity, click a picture with the person answering the call and later use it to blackmail them for money.
The Versailles court gave Benzema a one-year suspended jail sentence and a fine of 75,000 euros ($80,000) in last year's trial, convicting him of involvement in an attempt to blackmail France teammate Mathieu Valbuena in 2015.
The Asian Games silver medalist said she had kept the identity of her partner a secret, but still some channels had dug it out and revealed the name and picture.
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