The Ulhasnagar police have booked four minor boys for allegedly blackmailing a teenager using a video of him smoking and then duping him of gold jewellery worth Rs 9 lakh. The case came to light after the victim’s parents approached the Ulhasnagar police to file a complaint.

“The victim’s parents informed us that a group of four minors had recorded a video of their son smoking. They then used the video to blackmail him, threatening to show it to them unless he gave them money,” said an officer from Ulhasnagar police station.