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Man held for blackmailing woman
    Thane, Jul22 (PTI) A 27-year-old man has been
arrested from Kolhapur in Maharashtra for allegedly
blackmailing a housewife, a resident of Thane, with her photos
and extorting money from her, police said Monday.
    According to complainant, she came into contact with a
man who claimed himself to be a pilot and a resident of VIP
Colony in suburban Bandra in Mumbai.
    Kasarvadavali police station senior inspector Kishore
Kharinar said the man, who introduced himself as Ritesh Patil,
informed the complainant about various government schemes
available for women.
    "The man then started chatting with the woman
regularly on WhatsApp and Facebook. He then demanded her
photographs and also asked her to make a video call, which she
obliged," the officer said.
    After receiving the photographs and recording the
video call, the accused asked the woman to deposit Rs 19,000
in his bank account and threatened to make her pictures viral
if she failed to do so, he said.
    The accused also threatened to kill the woman and her
family members.
    After the woman lodged an FIR, police laid a trap
outside an ATM in Kolhapur and arrested the accused, whose
real name is Sachin Gadkari, a resident of Hukkeri in Belgaum
in Karnataka, on Saturday.
    A case was registered under various sections of the
Indian Penal Coed (IPC) and Information Technology Act.
    A local court remanded the accused in police custody
till July 24, said the officer. PTI COR
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