Updated Jul 23, 2021 | 07:15 IST
The 21-year-old youth, a resident of Dilshad Garden, befriended women from South Asian countries on the ‘Talk Life’ app and lured them into sending their nude photos and videos. Delhi youth held for blackmailing women [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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Based on a complaint lodged by a woman from Indonesia, the police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police said that accused threatened to circulate the nude photos and videos of the complainant on social media.
The accused, during questioning, told the cops that he showered once a year.
New Delhi: A Delhi Police arrested a 21-year-old resident of Dilshad Garden locality for allegedly blackmailing women he had befriended through a mobile application used by people suffering from depression and anxiety.
Man arrested for luring women through mobile app to send their nude pics
A 21-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly befriending women from South Asian countries through digital platform and luring them to send their nude photos and videos in return for money and later threatening to leak these material if they failed to send more such content, police said on Thursday.
The accused Jatin Bhardwaj, a resident of Dilshad Garden, usually targeted the women who were under depression or those belonging to weaker economic sections through âTalk Lifeâ mobile application, they said.
Police said the accused has allured more than 15 women and managed to get the nude photos and videos from three of them.
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