The Delhi Police has apprehended two people for allegedly blackmailing a Union Minister by making a “sextortion” call. According to the police, the arrested duo had made a video call on WhatsApp to Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries and Jal Shakti, in June.
As soon as Patel received the call, a pornographic video started playing following which the minister disconnected the call, the police said. Later, the minister received another call from one of the accused threatening to post his video clip on social media.
Accused arrested from Rajasthan
The accused, identified as Mohammad Wakeel and Mohammad Sahib, were arrested from Rajasthan after the minister had reported the matter to the Delhi Police Commissioner in the month of June. The Crime Branch unit of the Delhi Police, which is investigating the matter, is making efforts to arrest other people involved in the scam, said an officer.
