Man arrested for blackmailing women

Published November 17, 2024 Updated November 17, 2024 06:59am

KASUR: Kanganpur police on Saturday arrested a man who used to make objectionable videos of women and blackmail them for extortion.

Police claimed to have recovered two USBs, containing dozens of videos of seven victims. Police said the suspect was also a drug peddler and claimed to have recovered narcotics, including ice and heroin, and videos from him.

According to police, Najam Jutt would develop relations with women and make objectionable videos. He used to get gold ornaments and cash from them by issuing threats. Police alleged that he made millions of rupees by exploiting his victims.

Police also said they were trying to reach out to the victims and collect more evidence.

Published in Dawn, November 17th, 2024

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