Amid Pollachi horror, man arrested for filming woman to blackmail her into marriage

A few days after Pollachi sexual abuse case in Tamil Nadu sent shock waves across the country, a 23-year-old man was arrested on Friday (March 15) for allegedly filming a woman and blackmailing her with obscene pictures and videos. The accused had also been forcing the girl into marrying him.

The Nagapattinam police in Tamil Nadu arrested 23-year-old Sundhar after a woman, he was in a relationship with, complained against him for threatening and blackmailing him.

Police said that the accused took the girl to a temple and then to a hotel room where he allegedly spiked her drink with sedatives. He then shot the woman in compromising positions and threatened that he would make them public if she doesn't marry him.

As she was threatened by Sundhar, the girl lodged a complaint and the police took him into custody. It is yet to be investigated if the accused sexually assaulted the woman when she was unconscious.

The police arrested Sundhar from Kilvelur from Friday night. The police found many obscene pictured from his mobile phone, including some with other women. The police are investigating if the accused had been blackmailing some other women as well.

The incident has come a few days after four youths -- Thirunavukkarasu, Sathish, Sabarirajan, Vasanthakumar - were accused of assaulting women and filming their act to blackmail them for money or for physical submission for over seven years.

The accused sexually harassed more than 50 women across Tamil Nadu for over two years.

The accused met their victims -- who include teachers and students from schools and colleges -- on Facebook, befriend them, force them to meet in person and then harass them in moving vehicles, hotels or farmhouses, the officials said.

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