Hyderabad, Nov. 13 -- A freelance journalist was arrested on Wednesday, November 13, for allegedly publishing scandalous information about a family on Facebook and then demanding money to remove the content.

The accused has been identified as Tanveer Ahmed Khaja, who has a history of involvement in various cases including cybercrimes and assault.

According to reports, the accused posted defamatory content on Facebook regarding a family who owns ancestral property in Nagaram Village, Maheshwaram mandal. He then contacted the complainant, Abdul Lateef demanding Rs 1 lakh in exchange for deleting the posts.

Lateef initially went to a lodge in Koti, where the complainant met him and paid Rs 70,000 as part of the extortion demand. However, ...