Yogesh K Porwar
A 45-year-old real estate dealer from Amruthahalli has filed a complaint with police alleging that a woman with whom he was in a live-in relationship cheated him of over ₹1 crore,concealed her marriage,and later blackmailed threatening to circulate his private photographs and videos online.
According to the complainant,Raviraj A.S,he came into contact with a woman identified as Soumya S.through Facebook about seven to eight years ago.
The two allegedly developed a close relationship after she told him that divorce proceedings were underway and that she would marry him after obtaining a divorce.
Raviraj alleged that during the course of their relationship,he provided Soumya with money through cash, UPI and bank transactions.
He claimed to have paid her nearly Rs.1 crore and also handed over around 500 grams of gold.
The complainant further stated that Soumya had rented a 2-BHK house in October 2025 and had identified him as her husband in the rental agreement.
However,he later learnt that Soumya had already married another man,Ambarish,on September 4, 2025,a fact he claims was deliberately concealed from him.
He alleged that despite being married, she continued to seek financial assistance from him on various pretexts.
The complainant said he came to know about the marriage on May 23,2026.
When he confronted Soumya over the phone, she allegedly dismissed the issue as a personal matter and spoke to him in an insulting manner.
He further alleged that Ambarish later contacted him and issued threats, warning him not to interfere.
Raviraj also alleged that on May 26,Soumya and Ambarish repeatedly called him and threatened to upload his private photographs,intimate images and videos on social media and circulate them among his family members unless he paid the money they demanded.
He accused the duo of using the material to blackmail and extort him.
Police have registered a case under Sections 66(C) of the Information Technology Act,2008,and Sections 308 (extortion),351(2)(criminal intimidation)and 62 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS),2023,and have taken up further investigation.
