The DB Marg police station in Girgaon has registered a case against two persons based on a complaint filed by a man who claimed that the accused persons extorted Rs 1.5 lakh from him. According to the complaint registered receently, the accused persons created a fake Instagram account using his name and the name of his girlfriend. They also posted morphed obscene photos of of the couple and began blackmailing the man. The incident came to light earlier in February. 

The complainant, a 35-year-old man and a resident of Grant Road, said that after he discovered the fake account, he received a message from a person who identified himself as Jitendra Rajpurohit.  He demanded Rs 5 lakh to delete the fake account, said the victim.