Former live-in partner blackmails man after breakup, extorts lakhs

BENGALURU: A live-in relationship which started as friendship during college days in Kerala in 2008, and later turned sour led to the man filing a complaint against his former live-in partner alleging blackmail.

While they were living together in Bengaluru, the woman had a romantic relationship with another man, hiding the fact that she was already married. When the complainant found out, they broke up. However, six months later, they patched up and the complainant started a business with the woman as propreitor.

However, in 2019, the woman started blackmailing her former partner claiming she had contracted HIV disease from him and demanded Rs 1 lakh monthly from him. She threatened to expose him, saying he was responsible for her condition.

The man, a former CEO of a company, claimed that he received notices from the Income Tax department for alleged tax evasion and money laundering and misused the company funds. The woman allegedly used this to her advantage, demanding money from him to settle the issue.

The victim moved to Qatar later and changed his email DI and phone number. However, the woman started sending him threatening emails. The man returned to India in 2023 and the woman took more money from a private company in 2024.

She later promised to return all the money except for Rs 20 lakh which belonged to her, but did not return the amount, the victim said. The man filed a case at the Banaswadi police station, accusing the woman of cheating and blackmailing him.