The Mumbai Police have booked a couple for allegedly trying to extort Rs 10 lakh from the woman’s ex-boyfriend and threatening him with a false rape case against him.
The victim filed a complaint with Bandra Police on Saturday, accusing his ex-girlfriend and her husband for extortion of Rs 10 Lakh and threatening to lodge a false rape case against him.
According to the police, the victim and the woman first met last year but broke up later after the latter’s father opposed their relationship, Indian Express reported.
The woman had also urged the complainant to invest in her restaurant business plan, but he did not make any investment. She also threatened to defame him last year by telling his friends and family about their relationship.
The police further said that the victim also complained that the woman threatened trap him in a false rape case and also to die by suicide. She also told the complainant that her brother was a senior bureaucrat and that she could easily get him booked.
The complainant said the blackmailing had gone on for months.
The police have booked the couple under various sections related to extortion, impersonating a public servant, defamation, abuse, threats, and criminal conspiracy under BNS.
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