New Delhi: Two persons have been arrested for allegedly blackmailing a married woman and demanding Rs 10 lakhs, failing which they threatened to upload her obscene pictures with her paramour on social media, police said today.
Akash Pathak, who made the ransom calls, was arrested from Anand Vihar railway terminal on Monday following a trap laid by the police with the help of the victim, who had called the accused after agreeing to pay the ransom, said DCP (East) Rishi Pal.
Mr Pathak told police that he was making the calls at the behest of Rajeev Gupta, former employee of the woman's paramour, a senior police officer said.
During interrogation, Mr Gupta said he was working at the restaurant owned by the victim's paramour around a couple of years back, police said.
The police said that the duo got inspired to commit the crime after watching popular shows of Crime Patrol and Saavdhaan India.
He roped in Mr Pathak, who was unemployed, and used the latter's phone to make the ransom calls.
In order to throw the police off track, Mr Pathak had lodged a complaint last month alleging that his phone had been stolen, the officer said.
Akash Pathak, who made the ransom calls, was arrested from Anand Vihar railway terminal on Monday following a trap laid by the police with the help of the victim, who had called the accused after agreeing to pay the ransom, said DCP (East) Rishi Pal.
Mr Pathak told police that he was making the calls at the behest of Rajeev Gupta, former employee of the woman's paramour, a senior police officer said.
During interrogation, Mr Gupta said he was working at the restaurant owned by the victim's paramour around a couple of years back, police said.
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The police said that the duo got inspired to commit the crime after watching popular shows of Crime Patrol and Saavdhaan India.
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He roped in Mr Pathak, who was unemployed, and used the latter's phone to make the ransom calls.
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In order to throw the police off track, Mr Pathak had lodged a complaint last month alleging that his phone had been stolen, the officer said.
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