Man thrashed for torturing woman with private photos, handed over to police

BENGALURU: A woman allegedly thrashed a man who had allegedly been blackmailing her with private photos. The incident occurred on Friday in Bannerghatta police station limits and the police have taken up investigation.

The accused, Murali, a resident of CK Palya, allegedly harassed the woman for a year-and-half. In a video doing the rounds on social media, the woman can be seen thrashing the man with publicly with her footwear.

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The accused man, Murali, had previously gone to the woman’s house to install a geyser. It is alleged that after fitting a geyser in the house, he had secretly placed a camera inside it. He later used the footage to blackmail the woman with her private bathing videos. After that, he collected the woman’s WhatsApp number and began to send her private photos.

He had threatened her that if she did not come to a designated place, he would send the photos to her husband. Murali had harassed her yesterday too, saying that she should come to a place indicated by him. Murali had called her near the Electronics City bus stand.

Murali was caught red-handed by the Praja Sainik Team and the police. The police have seized his mobile phone and bike keys. He has handed him over to the police, but no FIR had been registered yet.