NEW DELHI: A man from Rajasthan has been arrested by Delhi Police in connection with a case of sexual extortion, the police said on Monday.

They claimed the accused is the gang's leader and that the group utilised blackmail to collect money from its victims. If their demands are not satisfied, the gang would threaten to make the victim's vulnerable stance on camera popular online.

Govind Ram, a 23-year-old resident of Rajasthan's Bharatpur area, has been named as the defendant.  "Working to combat cyber frauds, under the 'Operation: Clean Sweep,' the staff of the outer district's cyber police station have busted a case of cyber fraud and arrested one accused person who was involved in fraud" sexual extortion fraud." police said.

The culprit was detained, police said, after a case was filed in April of this year at the Cyber Police Station of the Outer District under section 384 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Later, sections 120B/420/34 of Indian Penal code have also been added to the case.

The victim said that someone had communicated to him on WhatsApp while pretending to be a girl and sent him a message. They also  made a video call, but the victim did not realise he was the victim of fraud. After a few days, the caller allegedly sent him a video that had been altered to portray the victim with a woman.

The accused allegedly sought payment from the victim for not posting the footage on social media. Then he sent Rs 12,500 from his account to the blackmailer. "Details of the suspected bank accounts and phone numbers were examined during the investigation. The purported mobile number was found to be primarily in Rajasthan, said the police.

A police squad went  to Rajasthan on September 12 and allegedly detained Govind Ram in Bharatpur.""Three cell phones, which were used in the commission of the crime, were also recovered. Efforts are being made to arrest the co-accused," Police added.

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