India, May 31 -- A 37-year-old businessman was arrested by Delhi Police on Thursday for allegedly blackmailing, harassing and sexually exploiting a 25-year-old woman on social media for over three years, said police on Friday.

The woman met the accused on Instagram in 2021 and became friends. The woman alleged that she was coerced into sharing private photos and videos unaware that the accused was married, said police.

"After a few months, she started receiving threats, extortion demands and abusive messages from unknown people who used multiple fake Instagram accounts and email accounts. She suspected the accused and confronted him but he told her that his laptop, where their chats were stored, was with a technician who must have stole...