Hyderabad, March 12 -- Police have arrested cyber criminals involved in an extortion attempt against Nagarjunasagar MLA Vemula Veeresham. The accused, who operated from Madhya Pradesh, were apprehended with the help of local authorities and brought to Telangana for further investigation.
The incident occurred on 4 March, when Veeresham received a WhatsApp video call from an unknown number while at his office. Upon answering, he saw a nude woman on the screen and immediately disconnected the call. Soon after, the criminals sent screenshots of the call and demanded Rs 10 lakh, threatening to circulate the images among Congress leaders, his supporters, and on social media.
Refusing to succumb to the blackmail, Veeresham alerted the p...