Photo journalist arrested for blackmailing Ludhiana Mayor

Ludhiana, Oct 18 (UNI) The city police today arrested a photo journalist, Amrik Singh Prince, under the Immoral Trafficking Act for blackmailing Ludhiana Mayor N S Gill.

The accused was arrested following a complaint in which the Mayor stated that Prince had demanded Rs 20 lakh from him and in case of refusal, the lensman would make public his obscene pictures with a woman.

The press photographer has been arrested under section 389 IPC and under the Immoral Trafficking Act following the registration of a case against him at the Sarabha Nagar police station.

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