The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an individual, resident of New Delhi in an on-going investigation of a case.
A case was registered by International Operation Division of CBI against a private person who is a resident of New Delhi and others on certain allegations including sextortion of a Professor at a prominent University in USA on the inputs received from the United States of America. The victim was allegedly lured through a facebook profile to extract sexually explicit images during video chatting with a view to blackmail the victim. It was alleged that during video chat the victim was lured to send sexually-explicit videos which were recorded in the meantime. It was further alleged that the said private person took control over the situation and started sending extortionist threats to the victim using the email accounts related to the said sexually-explicit video chat, demanding money in his Paypal account and other valuables, failing which, he threatened the victim to release the sexually-explicit video. It was also alleged that the victim sent payments worth $48,000 to the Paypal account of said private person. It was further alleged that even after receiving the extortion money from the victim, the said private person did not stop and further sent threatening email to the victim asking him to buy an iPhone charger and earphones, threatening him to send the said video to others, if his demands were not fulfilled.
Searches were conducted at the premises of the accused in Asola, New Delhi which led to the recovery of incriminating evidence. The arrested accused is being produced today before the Designated Court at Delhi.
