Two persons were arrested by the Ambattur police on Thursday on charges of taking pictures of a 24-year-old woman with her boyfriend in Marina Beach on Wednesday and blackmailing her.
According to police, the 24-year old woman from Pattabiram works in an office in the city. She and her friend had spent some time on the Marina Beach. “Two men, later identified as Satish (24) and Anand (24), took pictures of the couple and showed it to them. Satish took their phone numbers and threatened them too,” said a police source.
On Thursday, Satish called the girl and demanded she come to the beach alone and meet him near a shop. “He warned her that he would circulate the pictures he took on Wednesday. The girl lodged a complaint with the Ambattur police station. The police rushed to the spot and arrested Satish and Anand,” said a police officer.
The two have been booked under various sections of the IPC, Information Technology Act and Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 1998 and remanded to judicial custody.