Mumbai police on the hunt for accused blackmailing tailor with intimate video

Nirmal Nagar Police are searching for an accused individual who secretly recorded a tailorrsquos intimate moments with his girlfriend and is now blackmailing him for money in exchange for not releasing the footageAccording to police sources the 26yearold victim a tailor residing in Behram Nagar Bandra East alleged that he was in a relationship with a 32yearold woman from the same locality and the two would often meet at a houseOn February 3 the complainant received a video on his WhatsApp from an unknown number Upon checking he was shocked to find footage of himself engaging in intimate relations with his girlfriend He later received a couple more videos each from different dates and times showing similar contentDisturbed by the videos he immediately called the number to ask who had sent them and what they wanted In his statement to the police the complainant said ldquoThe person on the other end first abused me then threatened to make the video viral unless I paid Rs 70000 When I refused he escalated the threat warning that the video would be shared with people in the localityrdquoFrightened by the threats the complainant approached Nirmal Nagar Police Station for helpBased on the complaint we have registered a case under Section 3514 anonymous threats and Section 3082 punishment for extortion of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS along with Section 66E of the IT Act against the individual using the mobile number An investigation is underway said an officer from Nirmal Nagar Police StationWoman strangles 10yearold son in Bandra Schizophrenia claims under probeA tragic incident unfolded in KherwadiBandra East as a mother allegedly strangled her 10yearold son with an electric wire in the bedroom of their residence The horrific act which occurred on the evening of January 9 has shocked the local community and raised questions about mental health and criminal liabilityThe accused reportedly suspected by her family of suffering fromschizophrenia has been taken into custody by the Kherwadi police However initial medical records examined by the authorities show no mention of such a conditionAccording to police reports the mother locked herself and her son in their bedroom before allegedly committing the act Her husband a government employee and her teenage daughter were at home at the time The incident came to light when family members discovered the child and alerted the policeSenior Police Inspector Kavidas Jambhale of theKherwadi Police Stationconfirmed the motherrsquos detention ldquoShe has been taken into custody and we are investigating the claims about her mental health conditionrdquo he statedA senior Mumbai Police officer added ldquoA medical examination was conducted and no evidence of schizophrenia or related conditions was found in her records The accused generally produce such defence alibi to evade arrest The investigations will reveal everything At present The accused has been arrested and will be produced before the court for remand During further medical evaluations doctors will determine whether she indeed suffers from schizophreniardquo If the illness is confirmed the court will decide on her release and a chargesheet will be filed laterrdquoThe case has also brought attention to Section 22 of the BNS Acts of Persons of Unsound Mind which statesldquoNothing is an offence which is done by a person who at the time of doing it by reason of unsoundness of mind is incapable of knowing the nature of the act or that he is doing what is either wrong or contrary to lawrdquoIf the accused is diagnosed with a mental health condition the court will consider her capability to stand trial and decide on further proceedings A chargesheet will only be filed after the medical examinations and legal evaluations are complete