A doctor from Virar has been targeted by a woman trying to extort money by blackmailing him with obscene messages and porn videos over WhatsApp. The Virar police filed an FIR against the unknown woman on Friday. Recently the retired principal of a noted art school in south Mumbai was similarly targetted.

The 40-year-old doctor approached the police after she threatened to forward the chats to his wife and friends. According to the police, the doctor runs a hospital in Manvelpada, Virar East, and many people from Virar, Nalasopara, Vasai come there for treatment. He also consults online and prescribes treatment over WhatsApp. In his statement to the police, the doctor stated that he had received a message from a woman a few days ago, but since he had not saved the number, he did not reply.