Pune (Maharashtra), September 8: A shocking incident of crime
has come to light in Pune. Here a 20-year-old girl came to know about an illicit
relationship of her mother. She chanced upon some intimate videos of her mother
with this man. Seeing this, the girl decided to teach her mother's boyfriend a
lesson.
The girl shared this information with her lover. They both
decided to blackmail the person. For doing this, she hacked into her mother's
WhatsApp. Then they sent the intimate video to this man through WhatsApp and demanded
a payout of Rs.15 lakh from him. Threatening that, the video will be uploaded
on social media, in case he refused.
Since the man did not respond to this blackmail tactic, the young
couple tried a different strategy to extort a suitable payoff.
The 42-year-old man, who informed the police his profession
was building construction work, lodged a complaint with Vishrambagh Police
Station, Pune. In his complaint, he has said that he is a victim of blackmail
and extortion. He further said that two people came to meet him in his office
in May. Initially, they seemed to be customers, but later they started
threatening him saying that they had his obscene video.
After this, the two youth forced him to accompany them, and
took him to a place very near Alankar police station. They physically assaulted
him and snatched away his mobile phone. He knew he had videos on his phone
where he was intimate with some woman. They transferred all these videos to
their own mobile phone with the intent of blackmailing him. Demanding 15 lakh
rupees or a threat to upload the videos online, they released him. They even
agreed to delete all videos, if he paid. As an option, they set an EMI of one lakh
rupees every month.
The victim says that with great difficulty he somehow paid around
Rs.2.6 lakhs to the blackmailers. For paying the ransom, he had to sell off his
car and motorcycle. But later when it was getting difficult to be regular in
his payments the victim filed a complaint with police. Police upon registering
the complaint devised a plan to trap the blackmailers red-handed. On instructions
from police, the victim called the blackmailers to Dagdu Seth Ganpati Temple to
collect the ransom. This was when 29-year-old Mithun Gaikwad appeared and was caught.
Later, during the investigations, Mithun Gaikwad confessed to
the crime. He then went on to explain the whole strategy, adding that the victim's
girlfriend’s daughter was also involved. According to Mithun, she was the
mastermind of the extortion plan and it was she who had shared her mother’s and
the victim’s obscene videos with him initially.
Mithun paid off his loan amount from the ransom money and the
accused girl bought a wardrobe-full of new clothes with her share.
Police based on the confessions, after Mithun, has now arrested
the girl and his other associate.