Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Visakhapatnam woman arrested over alleged blackmail of 26-year-old woman
Police in Visakhapatnam arrested a 49-year-old woman.
They say she tried to get money from a 26-year-old woman.
The alleged threat involved sharing private photos, videos and audio files online.
Police also say her husband and three associates may have helped her.
The case began after the younger woman complained to cybercrime police.
The accused was charged under laws involving extortion, threats, defamation and information technology.
She was taken to court and sent to judicial custody for 14 days.
Police are still investigating what role the other people may have played.
Cybercrime police arrested 49-year-old Chandana Geetha Prasanna in Visakhapatnam.
She allegedly threatened to circulate a woman’s private photos, videos and audio files.
Police said the accused sought money and worked with her husband and associates.
She faces alleged extortion, criminal intimidation, criminal defamation and Information Technology Act violations.
A court remanded her to 14 days in judicial custody.
- Who
- Cybercrime police arrested Chandana Geetha Prasanna, 49, after a complaint from a 26-year-old woman; police are also investigating her husband and three associates.
- What
- The accused allegedly tried to extort money by threatening to circulate the complainant’s private photographs, videos and audio files on social media.
- When
- She was produced before a court on Saturday and remanded for 14 days.
- Where
- Seethammadhara in Visakhapatnam; the case was investigated by Visakhapatnam cybercrime police.
- Why
- Police allege the accused threatened to share private material unless money was paid.
- Accused
- Chandana Geetha Prasanna, 49
- Complainant
- A 26-year-old woman
- Alleged scheme
- Threatening to circulate private photographs, videos and audio files for money
- Investigating agency
- Cybercrime police
- Charges
- Alleged extortion, criminal intimidation, criminal defamation and relevant Information Technology Act provisions
- Court action
- Remanded to judicial custody for 14 days
- Investigation status
- Police are determining the exact roles of the accused’s associates