According to reports, the victim was tricked by a Facebook person to upload sexually graphic videos to blackmail her. The victim was allegedly enticed to share sexually explicit recordings through video chat, and these videos were captured, the agency claimed in a statement.
The term "sextortion" is used by the police to refer to crimes when the victim's personal information, photographs, or films are used as leverage to extort money or sexual favors.
Rahul Kumar, the suspect, allegedly began demanding money from the professor using the email address that had been used to log into the platform for the sexually explicit video conversation, according to the CBI. He was able to coax $48,000 (about Rs. 39 lakh) from the professor, but he persisted. He asked the professor to buy him several things, including an iPhone charger and headphones.
The lecturer then asked CBI for assistance at this point. According to the CBI, it has incriminating evidence, including discussions between the accused and victim in which he threatened to make the exchanges public.
Official records show that the Delhi Police received 409 "sextortion" complaints in 2021 and 1,469 up until August 31 of this year. However, the majority of these complaints did not result in formal first information reports (FIRs) because the victims were reluctant to file complaints. Only 24 sextortion FIRs were filed in 2021, compared to 44 filed by the city police up until the end of August.
