Ex-councillor accuses woman of issuing threats, extortion bid

Ahmedabad: A former councillor filed a complaint on Wednesday against a woman, accusing her of attempting to extort money out of him by issuing threats. Samir Khan Pathan, 38, a lawyer at Mirzapur rural court, filed an FIR at Vejalpur police station against Yasmin Pathan, 36, a resident of Sanklitnagar in Juhapura. He is also the president of Congress' minority cell. According to the FIR, Yasmin sent a text message to Samir on Sep 2, 2023, requesting a meeting with him. Though Samir blocked the number, she allegedly continued to send him messages through social media platforms, demanding Rs 30 lakh for not implicating him in a case. The FIR states that Yasmin continued to post videos levelling false allegations not just against him but also against his father and brother. On Nov 30, Yasmin demanded Rs 1 lakh as Diwali bonus Samir also alleged that on Dec 18, she posted a video on a social media platform, threatening to commit suicide along with her children. She also allegedly threatened to defame him and implicate him in a case. On Jan 6, she again posted a video stating that if something happened to her and her children, then Samir would be responsible for it. She allegedly demanded Rs 20 lakh from him, saying that she needed it to go to Kuwait. Samir approached Vejalpur police and filed a complaint of extortion, defamation and indulging in obscene acts against Yasmin. Inspector R M Chauhan of Vejalpur police said that Samir, who was a councillor between 2015 and 2020, had helped Yasmin secure hospital admission during the pandemic, after which she allegedly continued to demand money from him. Chauhan said that Yasmin was yet to be arrested.