Teen Arrested in Pune for Extorting Woman with Morphed Nude Photos
Wanowrie, 17th March 2025: A shocking case of extortion involving nude photos circulated on social media has surfaced in Pune, resulting in the arrest of a teenage individual by Pune Police. The accused demanded Rs 2,000 from the victim to refrain from further action. To demonstrate his intentions, he sent edited nude photos of the complainant to her brother on Instagram.
The action was taken by the Detection Branch (DB) of Wanowrie Police Station, which arrested Raghuvar Balram Chaudhary, a 19-year-old resident of Hadapsar and native of Bihar, on 13th March. A case has been registered against him.
According to Senior Police Inspector Satyajit Admane, in charge of Wanowrie Police Station, an Instagram account was created using the complainant’s photo and name. The victim received a message threatening to post morphed nude photos unless she paid Rs 2,000. To intimidate her, one of the photos was sent to her brother from the account. The Wanowrie Police, assisted by Police Constables Amol Pilane and Atul Gaikwad from the Cyber Team, gathered information about the accused and arrested him.
The operation was conducted under the guidance of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 5) Dr Rajkumar Shinde and Assistant Commissioner of Police (Wanowrie Division) Dhanyakumar Godase. The team, led by Senior Inspector Admane and Police Inspector (Crime) Govind Jadhav, successfully carried out the arrest.
