Four accused booked for blackmailing doctor with viral video for Rs 15 lakh

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A case has been registered against four people for allegedly trying to blackmail a city-based doctor and extort Rs 15 lakh from him, police said on Tuesday. The 45-year-old complainant has been working at a trauma care hospital in Jogeshwari for the past one year, said an official.

As part of his duties, he used to upload vaccination and fitness certificate details of Haj pilgrims on the Haj portal, he said. The accused - a woman and three men - allegedly met him at his office last week and showed him an old video clip in which he was seen sitting in a cafe and working on his laptop.

They claimed that he had violated rules by doing government-related work in a public place and could face consequences for the same. One of the accused, who introduced himself as ‘Suryavanshi', demanded Rs 15 lakh from him and threatened to circulate the video if he did not pay.

Realising that he was being blackmailed, the doctor lodged a complaint and Jogeshwari police registered an FIR for extortion and criminal intimidation. Efforts are underway to trace the accused, the official said.

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