BENGALURU: A youth from Chennai has been arrested at Jeevan Bima Nagar on Wednesday for morphing the images of a girl and blackmailing her for money.
Hamid Ali was arrested following a complaint by the victim. According to police, the victim was introduced to the accused by a common friend and they soon started chatting on WhatsApp.
Eventually, the accused morphed her pictures with nude photographs and started demanding money from her.
Though the victim agreed to pay up in the first three occasions, Hamid continued to harass her which led to the girl seeking the police’s help. Police arrested Hamid and filed cases under various sections of the IT Act and IPC.