Yogesh K Porwar
The Byadarahalli police are on the lookout for a cab driver who was blackmailing his former owner of the house with private videos and extorted valuables worth Rs.1.8 lakh from her .
The victim,a 37-year-old home maker in her complaint said that the accused identified as Suresh was tenant in a portion of three storeyed house for the last three years.
The accused befriended the victim and recorded the private videos and started blackmailing her for money.
The victim initially fearing social stigma complied to his demand,but the accused started demanding more money and used to come home and took away her mobile phone,car and earn rings .
The accused started visiting home when her husband,a Ex-CRPF personnel presently working as security officer at a private firm had gone to work .
The accused threatened her with dire consequences for ignoring her calls and even shared their private videos with the husband mobile phone .
Unable to bear the harassment,the victim approached the police and filed a complaint on Tuesday.
Based on which the police have registered an FIR charging Suresh under section 309 (extortion) and 351 ( criminal intimidation ) of BNS and manhunt is on to nab the accused said a senior officer.