Hostel manager, aide held for blackmailing NEET aspirant
Kanpur: A 21-year-old student who was preparing for NEET while staying in a hostel in Kanpur was blackmailed by her manager and her co-worker through an obscene video. The two also extorted money amounting to Rs 60,000 from her.
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Based on the complaint filed by the student belonging to Kanpur Dehat, police arrested both accused. According to the police, on April 5, the accused had secretly recorded an obscene video of the student while she was bathing.
The student alleged that she was taking a bath in the hostel bathroom when the hostel manager, Mahfooz Khan, and his accomplice, Kafeel Ansari, made the video. They threatened to make the video viral and extorted 60,000 rupees from her in two instalments.
Later, they pressured her to engage iHostel manager in physical relations, and when she resisted, they sent the obscene video to her fiancé. Subsequently, the student met ACP Kalyanpur and informed him of the entire situation.
The victim said that she had paid the blackmail amount from her tuition fees and pocket money, giving Rs 50,000 initially and then Rs 10,000.
The hostel manager is an influential person and threatened her on the way.
ACP Abhishek Pandey stated that both accused were arrested based on the student's complaint, and investigations are ongoing.
The ACP said that the police seized mobile phones and other electronic devices from the accused.
"We are conducting a thorough forensic analysis of the devices to determine if there are other victims," he stated. The police have also sealed the hostel premises pending further investigation. Both accused have been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act. Police sources indicate that more charges might be added as the investigation progresses.
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