India, Nov. 4 -- A man has been arrested for allegedly extorting money from a girl and her family after coercing her into sharing obscene pictures of herself, police said on Monday.
The accused, identified as Sumit Kumar (28), was previously arrested in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) in 2020. He secured bail in February 2021 and was declared a proclaimed offender in March 2024 after failing to appear before the court. According to police, the complainant reported that his daughter received a message on social media from a hacked ID of her ex-tutor. The sender falsely claimed that her nude photographs were available online and sent a phishing link requiring her social media credentials.
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