Archive · 22 May 2025
Three Arrested in Blackmail Attempt Against School Owner
In Rajkot, three men were arrested for trying to blackmail a school owner.
They had videos of the owner with a woman and demanded money to keep them private.
The owner received a photo from an unknown number and was then contacted by the accused, who claimed to have more videos.
The owner said his CCTV cameras weren't secure and the accused got access.
The men, including two who claim to be journalists, wanted 25 lakh rupees.
The police set a trap and caught them, charging them with extortion and other crimes.
The owner believes this was a deliberate plot to damage his reputation.
Three men were arrested for allegedly trying to extort money from a school owner.
The accused threatened to release CCTV footage of the school owner with a woman.
The school owner received a photo on WhatsApp and was contacted by the accused for money.
The accused demanded Rs 25 lakh to prevent the circulation of the videos.
The school owner's oversight of CCTV access allowed the accused to obtain the footage.
- Who
- Ashish Dabhi, Ejaz Gori, and Dharmendra alias Dharmesh Doshi, as well as the school owner Yashpalsinh Chudasama.
- What
- Three men were arrested for attempting to extort money from a school owner by blackmailing him with videos.
- When
- Information provided in article does not contain information to answer this.
- Where
- Rajkot, India
- Why
- To extort Rs 25 lakh from the school owner by threatening to release compromising video footage.
School Owner's Perspective
Accused Perspective
Motive Behind the Blackmail
School Owner's Perspective
Chudasama alleges a fully-planned conspiracy to malign him and his school.
Accused Perspective
The articles do not provide the accused's perspective on their motive.
- Extortion Amount
- Rs 25 lakh
- Accused
- Ashish Dabhi (31), Ejaz Gori (36), Dharmendra alias Dharmesh Doshi (35)
- Crime
- Blackmailing the school owner
- Location of Incident
- School owner's office
- Charges
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (extortion, criminal conspiracy, and abetment), IT Act
- Blackmail Material
- Video of school owner with a woman