Archive · 19 Dec 2025
Four held for blackmailing businessman with nude video
Four people who wanted to be actors were caught by the police.
They tried to make a businessman give them money by showing him a video of himself that he didn't want others to see.
The police found out and arrested them when they came to get the money.
The leader of the group knew the businessman because they used to party together.
The police are now investigating how they got the video.
Four aspiring actors were arrested for blackmailing a 37-year-old businessman with a nude video.
They demanded Rs 9 lakh, later reduced to Rs 6 lakh, threatening to circulate the video on social media.
The businessman approached the police, who set up a sting operation in Goregaon to arrest the suspects.
The nude video was captured by Anmol Arora, who is known to the victim as they used to party together.
The accused face charges of blackmail, extortion, and offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Information Technology Act.
- Who
- Four aspiring actors: Anmol Raj Arora, Lucky Santosh Verma, Himanshu Yogesh Kumar, Dipali Vinod Singh
- What
- Blackmailing a businessman with a nude video and demanding money
- When
- The incident occurred on Monday, arrests made on Friday
- Where
- Goregaon, Mumbai
- Why
- To extort money from the businessman by threatening to circulate his obscene videos on social media
- Suspects
- Anmol Raj Arora, Lucky Santosh Verma, Himanshu Yogesh Kumar, Dipali Vinod Singh
- Victim
- 37-year-old businessman
- Demanded Amount
- Rs 9 lakh (reduced to Rs 6 lakh)
- Arrest Location
- Goregaon
- Charges
- Blackmail, extortion, offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Information Technology Act