Rajshahi Metropolitan Police on Sunday arrested three people, including two women, for extortion after intimidating a government employee by circulating his nude photographs and videos on the internet.
Boalia police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nibaran Chandra Barman said a gang of frauds beat up the victim on Saturday and took his nude photographs and recorded videos.
They demanded Tk10 lakh from him by threatening to circulate the image and video contents on the internet.
The victim was also coerced into giving them Tk10,000 through bKash, OC Nibaran said.
He later filed a case in this regard with the police station.
On Sunday morning, a team of Boalia police conducted a drive in the city and apprehended Md Abdul Gaffar, 30, Sabina alias Rajani, 25, and Riya Akter Pakhi, 19, in connection with the incident, the police official said.
The law enforcers also recovered cash Tk8,000, a gold ring, a signed non-judicial stamp paper, and a mobile phone containing nude photographs and videos of the victim from their possession, he said.
All the arrested have been prosecuted, the OC added.