The young woman and the accused were in love earlier. The ex-boyfriend later used the footage of the video call they made while they were in love to threaten the young woman.
First Published Oct 11, 2022, 3:34 PM IST
Dubai: The Dubai court sentenced a 32-year-old man to six months in prison for threatening a young woman and sending her obscene pictures to her family. The Court of Appeal upheld the judgment of the Dubai Court of First Instance. The woman filed a complaint in April.
The young woman and the accused were in love earlier. The ex-boyfriend later used the footage of the video call they made while they were in love to threaten the young woman. The woman says that she obeyed everything the young man told her during the video call and that she did so in the belief that they would get married. But the woman said that she was shocked when she saw her video clips on WhatsApp. When the young man was asked about the same, he replied that these are the scenes and clips recorded during the video call.
He threatened to send the video and pictures to the girl’s father and friends if she did not pay Dh25,000. After this, the woman paid money, but the accused sent obscene pictures to the woman’s father. Based on the complaint, the police arrested the youth. His phone was also seized. After the completion of the sentence, the youth will be deported.
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Last Updated Oct 11, 2022, 4:43 PM IST
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