Bengaluru Man Uses Explicit Videos Of Girlfriend To Blackmail Her, Extorts Rs 2.5 Crore; Arrested

A 20-year-old woman from Bengaluru has lost ₹2.5 crore of her family's money after placing her trust in her boyfriend and his promise to marry her.

The boyfriend used intimate videos of them together to blackmail her into handing over jewellery, expensive watches, and even a high-end car.

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The blackmail went on for months until the victim could no longer bear it and recently approached the police, leading to the boyfriend's arrest.

Police officials said the woman, now 20, met her boyfriend Mohan Kumar when they were both in boarding school. They became good friends but lost contact. Years later, they reconnected and fell in love. Kumar promised to marry her, and the couple went on trips together.

During these trips, Kumar recorded videos of them being intimate, assuring her that he was doing it only for himself.

In some of the videos, Kumar made sure his face was not visible, and later used them to blackmail the woman. He threatened to upload the videos unless he was given large sums of money.

Distressed, the woman secretly withdrew Rs 1.25 crore from her grandmother's account and transferred it to accounts provided by Kumar. As the blackmail continued, she also gave him a total of Rs 1.32 crore in cash over various occasions.

Kumar's demands did not cease, and he also made her hand over expensive watches, jewellery, and a luxury car. On multiple occasions, he even had money transferred to his father's account.

"When Kumar continued to make demands, the victim gathered the courage to approach the police and file a complaint. Mohan Kumar has been arrested," an official stated.

Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayanand said, "This was a well-planned crime. The accused extorted ₹2.57 crore, of which ₹80 lakh has been recovered."