Disturbed by the suicide attempt, she confided in her friends during a video call about the assault that occurred in 2009. The accused allegedly offered her samosas and some beverage to celebrate the female friend's birthday. The accused allegedly overpowered and raped her, and later blackmailed her with the recorded video of the assault. The accused allegedly shot obscene videos of several women, using which he blackmailed them and extorted money, gold and mobile phones, he said. He allegedly forced women into participating in nude video calls with him and recorded these to threaten them, the official said.

Source: The Hindu December 21, 2025 18:45 UTC