Four arrested for extorting money from a shop employee by threatening to watch a pornographic film

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Krishnagiri: Cybercrime police nabbed four men who extorted money from a jewelery shop employee by threatening him with a pornographic film on his mobile phone.

Chandrakumar, 33, of Barikai, Hosur, Krishnagiri District, works in a jewelery shop in Hosur. On August 29, Chandrakumar received a phone call.

Those who spoke said that they were speaking from the Chennai Cybercrime Police Office and said, “We have received a complaint that you have been watching pornographic images of children for the past few days. High officials have asked to take action against you. If you want to escape from this case, you have to send 10 thousand rupees immediately.

Believing it, Chandrakumar sent the money to their bank account in three installments through ‘Phone Pay’. After that the mobile number could not be contacted.

Suspicious, Chandrakumar lodged a complaint with the Krishnagiri Cyber ​​Crime Police. Cybercrime police investigation revealed that the address of the mobile number mentioned by the suspects was fake and the ‘SIM card’ was sold near Palakod.

When the police inquired about the details of the bank from which the money was withdrawn, it was found that the recipient of the money was Karadur Manimuthu of Salem district and he along with three friends were involved in extortion.

It was found that the police put the ‘walkie talkie’ sound on YouTube and then engaged in extortion by talking on the mobile phone. It is also known that they tried to extort money from many people.

Four arrested

Subsequently, the police arrested the four persons who extorted money from Chandrakumar as if they were cybercrime police: Malvin, 22, Manimuthu, 23, Manimuthu, 23, Chaparthi Vediyappan, 28, Dharmapuri District, Karimangalam Kiliveedi Mariyappan, 38, Dharmapuri District, Karimangalam.

3 mobile phones, bank account book, debit cards, 4 SIM cards and 6 thousand rupees were seized from them. Similarly, the police are also probing the details from whom the money was extorted.

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