Blackmailer of girl friend arrested

- Our Reporter in Mumbai December 06, 2005, 11:16 IST
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ANDHERI - On November 26. a youth. Sandeep Motilal Singh was recently arrested in Borivali and has been kept at Andheri police station. Singh was arrested for blackmailing and extorting money from a girl whom he had met online during chat sessions.

The girl a student of Bhavans College, Andheri, is a resident of Borivali. She met Singh for the first time at Sarang Hotel, Andheri (E) on April 15, 2004 and spent the night with him at Babul Hotel on April 17, 2004. While at the hotel, Singh took nude photographs of the girl and started blackmailing her.
The first case of extortion was registered against the youth at Andheri (E) police station on April 23, 2004. Singh hails from Agra and his father is an officer in the Air Force. He was staying at Meerut. Through extortion the youth had collected more than Rs.50,000 from the girl which she had paid after selling her mother's ornaments.
When the youth tried to extort money again after eight months, the girl complained to the police. The police laid a trap and arrested Singh. The investigation is on under the guidance of Senior PI Arvind Mahabde of Andheri by PI Raju Pillai, Pramod Tawade and Dhananjay Daund.