Newskarnataka – Karkala

Kasargod: An  NRI from the district was blackmailed by a group of people after he was forced into obscene photography along with a woman by them. The Vidyanagar station police have arrested three accused.

The arrested are 34-year-old K N Riyaz, a resident of Kapihitlu, Kasargod, 31-year-old N A Shameer, a resident of Muttathodi, and 25-year-old Misbah of Vidyanagar.Moreover, the police have also booked 15 people in connection with the case. A youth from Panala in Chengala has filed the complaint.

It is learnt that the incident had occurred in a hotel in the town a few days back when the NRI who is  employed in Gulf  rented a room along with a friend.

A group of ten approached the duo along with a girl, whom they introduced as a small screen actress. They later started demanding him Rs 10 lakh from the NRI. When he turned down their demand saying he did not have  such a huge amount, the group thrashed him and forcibly removed his clothes, and clicked his photographs after making him stand alongside the girl.

 The gang is then said to have posed a threat of making this photo public in case of failure to pay the money as demanded. The members of the gang thereafter urged for immediate payment of three lakh rupees, duly offering to accept balance payment within a week thereafter.

 However the man and his friend terrified by the situation approached the police. As advised by the police, the youth asked the gang members to come to Vidyanagar B C Road to collect money. Some police in plain clothes were present at the place beforehand. Three persons, who came there to collect the money, were arrested by the police. The police have registered a case of demanding ransom, attempt to robbery, and other crimes. The NRI has told the police that his motor bike and cell phone had been snatched away by the gang.