A 27-year-old woman attempted suicide after being raped and blackmailed by a relative. The victim had come to Mumbai in March and the accused, who is a distant relative, subsequently met her at her residence in the city. "He asked her to make coffee for him and as she stepped inside the kitchen the accused allegedly groped her from behind. When she resisted, he picked up a knife and cut her hand. He threatened to harm her further and allegedly raped her at knifepoint," stated a police officer.

The woman said in her statement that the rape took place in March but she didn’t approach the police fearing the social stigma and was scared that her husband would leave her. The next day, the accused allegedly called her demanding Rs 2 lakh claiming that he had recorded the crime on his phone and would post it on social media if she failed to pay him the amount.