Complaint lodged against history-sheeter for blackmailing woman with private photos

BENGALURU: A history-sheeter, Suresh a.k.a. Kunigal Suri, has been accused of blackmailing a woman with her private photos. The woman, a former soldier’s wife, has filed a complaint against Suri at the Byadarahalli police station.

The victim has alleged that Kunigal Suri had a physical relationship with her, kept their private photos and started blackmailing her. When the money was not given, he sent those photos to her husband, causing her humiliation.

The accused, Kunigal Suri, was known to the woman and her family as he had previously taken a building on rent from them in Andhrahalli. He had introduced himself as an Ola driver and had vacated the house three years ago. Even after vacating the house, he used to contact the woman and continued the relationship with her. Then, the woman had avoided him, but Suri continued to harass her, threatening to release her private photos.

On November 30, Suri allegedly intercepted the woman near Valmiki Circle, demanding to know why she wasn’t responding to his calls. He also demanded money from her. When she refused, Suri allegedly threatened her with a knife and took her mobile phone, car and 18 grams of gold.

According to the complaint, tho photos were sent to the woman’s husband by the-history sheeter from an unknown number, which is in her daughter’s phone contact list. A case has been registered against Kunigal Suri at the Byadarahalli police station.