The Marine Drive police have arrested a 22-year-old househelp working at a doctor’s house at Marine Lines for allegedly extorting money from the doctor’s wife. The househelp identified as Sachin Yadav took advantage of the doctor’s wife’s medical condition and clicked a selfie with her without her knowledge, threatening to circulate the photograph if she didn’t pay. Even after paying Rs 10,000, when the threats didn’t stop, she complained to her husband who decided to take the matter to the police.

According to the police, Yadav used to work at the doctor’s house since August last year. The family recently shifted to Marine Lines from Dhobi Talao. Last week, when the doctor’s wife was alone, Yadav suddenly demanded Rs 10, 000 to buy a laptop. When she refused, he showed her photograph of them and threatened to circulate it.