India, Jan. 6 -- The Parksite police have registered an FIR against a woman for allegedly blackmailing and extorting a 58-year-old hotelier from Ghatkopar, threatening to implicate him in a false rape case unless he paid her Rs.2 crore as a 'settlement' and Rs.1 lakh every month thereafter.

The accused, identified as Poonam, has been booked on charges of blackmail, extortion and criminal intimidation. Police said she had already extracted Rs.22 lakh from the victim over a period of time before escalating her demands.

According to the complaint, the hotelier owns a bar and restaurant in Ghatkopar and lives with his wife and two children. He first came in contact with the accused about three years ago when she visited his restaurant with ...