Gamdevi Police have arrested a 38-year-old man on November 9 for raping and extorting money from a south Mumbai-based doctor, threatening to leak her personal chats and pictures to her husband and friends, and post them online. When produced in court, the accused was remanded in police custody till November 13. An FIR was filed against the man on November 8 under Sections 376 (rape), 384 (extortion), 500 (defamation) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.

Per the doctor’s complaint, the accused, who is a resident of Worli and regular at a club in the area, tried to become friends with the doctor and take advantage of her while she was going through domestic issues. He approached her by asking about her personal life and gained her trust by claiming that he was going through the same issues as her; they spoke to each other via messaging apps.