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Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 06 2022:
Police arrested a 24-year-old non local man on the charge of blackmailing his ex-girlfriend after he threatened to upload her nude photos and obscene videos on social media platforms, yesterday.
Accused Rithik Kumar Thakur (24) of Asan, Uttar Pradesh presently staying at Checkon has been remanded to police custody till September 9 by the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Imphal West, today.
Rithik Kumar was arrested based on a complaint lodged by his ex-girlfriend.
As per the IO of the case , the complainant had an affair with the accused in the past and the latter recorded an intimate video of them.
Claiming that the 'victim' had already broken up with the accused, the IO alleged that the accused is repeatedly threatening to upload the nude photos and obscene videos of the 'victim' on social media.
"The accused even threatened to send the indecent photos and videos to the family members of the complainant," the IO told the Court.
The accused was produced before the Court by a team of Cyber Crime police station Manipur, today.
The IO of the case continued that the accused had a relationship with the complainant since 2018 but the latter insisted on breaking up with the former as her family members didn't support the affair.
It was reported that the accused blackmailed his ex-girlfriend out of frustration as he doesn't want to part ways with her.
The IO submitted that the accused is concealing the indecent photos and videos which he had taken.
The Court has sent the non local man to four days police custody till September 9 after hearing the IO .