Two held for blackmailing using obscene footage

COIMBATORE: City police have arrested two youth for allegedly recording obscene footage of an 18-year-old girl and using it to blackmail her for over three months until she mustered the courage to reveal her plight to her parents. A complaint was lodged with Ramanathapuram police and the duo was arrested. The case was later transferred to All Woman Police Station East who arrested and remanded them to custody.
“We seized a cell phone from one of the culprits and found the obscene footage there. We immediately took them into custody based on the complaint of the victim’s family,” said Munira Begum, Inspector, All Woman Police Station (East).
According to police, the victim, a resident of GCT colony on Thadagam Road was acquainted with one of the culprits, B Kannan (23). Both were part of a dance troupe that performed at various cultural shows in the city. Three months ago, Kannan, along with his friend M Pradeep (29) lured her into his into his residence, saying she could change her costume there after a dance performance. Both of them secretly recorded her changing on their cell phone.
“Using the footage, they constantly blackmailed her for money. Initially, she obliged but later she began to avoid them. But they went to her house and threatened to upload the footage on the internet if she failed to give them money,” Munira Begum said. The victim finally decided to confide in her parents and a complaint was registered leading to their arrest on Thursday.