Police on Friday arrested a man in Bogra on allegations of taking indecent photos and videos of 20 women and extorting a huge amount of money from them through blackmail.
The 22-year-old Tanjimul Islam Rion was arrested from Chowdhurypara area in Dhupchanchia upazila at around 12:05 am on Friday during a drive, said Imran Mahmud Tuhin, inspector of Bogra Cyber Police.
The arrest came after a victim’s mother filed a complaint against Rion under the Pornography Control Act, said Imran Mahmud Tuhin.
Tanjimul Islam Rion, hailing from Naogaon’s Chakdevpur para, is a student of Jahanara Kamruzzaman College in Bogra’s Dhupchanchia upazila. He developed relations with the women and took indecent photos and taped videos on Messenger with false promises of marriage, added Inspector Tuhin.
He stored the photos and videos and embezzled money from the women, threatening to release the photos and videos on the internet, he also added.
Rion was remanded for three days in the case filed under the Pornography Control Act, the Inspector said.