India, Feb. 6 -- A 30-year-old Mangaluru resident was arrested for allegedly extorting over Rs.10 lakh from a priest in Kerala by blackmailing him with sexually explicit photos and videos, police said on Thursday.

The Badiadka police picked up the accused, identified as Ashwanth Acharya, from his home early Wednesday morning.

"Acharya befriended the complainant over Facebook. In the course of their interactions online, sexually explicit photos and videos were shared. The accused used them to blackmail the complainant threatening to post them online unless he paid him. The complainant paid Rs.10.5 lakh through mobile wallet and bank transfers," said a senior officer of the Badiadka police station.

The 30-year-old complainant, who earned...