Man held for blackmailing woman

The National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has arrested a man accused of blackmailing a woman using a compromising video and extorting over Rs700,000 in cash from her, officials said on Friday.

According to an official statement, a case was registered on the complaint of the victim, who alleged that the accused, identified as Ghulam Kazim, had secretly recorded an inappropriate video of her. He allegedly used the footage to threaten and blackmail her, demanding both money and illicit favours under the threat of releasing the video on social media, she added.

The woman told investigators that Kazim had already extorted Rs700,000 from her in hush money. Acting on the complaint, the NCCIA arrested the suspect during a raid on Autobahn Road in Hyderabad.

The agency also seized his mobile phone, which reportedly contained incriminating data, including the video used for blackmail. The accused, a resident of Sobho Dero in district Khairpur, was taken into custody and an FIR was registered against him.

Officials said further investigations are under way to determine if the accused was involved in similar offences against other victims.