<p>Two people extorted Rs 20 lakh from a woman professor at a private college, claiming that they had videos of her son in a compromising position with the daughter of one of the accused.</p>.<p>The police arrested Leena Kavitha (45) and her friend Pramod Kumar (42), both Malleswaram residents, following the professor’s complaint as she was unable to pay the extortion money any longer.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Demanded Rs 1 crore</strong></p>.<p>The professor told the police that Leena called her on June 12 saying she had photos and videos of her daughter with her son taken in a lodge and demanded Rs 1 crore. Leena further threatened to release the pictures to the media and upload them on social media if the professor failed to pay.</p>.<p>When the professor met both the accused in a hotel, the duo revealed that the girl was pregnant and demanded more money for abortion and medical care.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Rape case</strong></p>.<p>The professor finally agreed to pay Rs 20 lakh and gave three cheques which Leena encashed.</p>.<p>But the duo approached the professor again on September 8, demanding a further Rs 6 lakh and threatened to file a rape case if she refused.</p>.<p>On October 6, the accused went to the professor’s college where they threatened and abused her.</p>.<p>Preliminary investigations by Malleswaram police revealed that Leena’s 23-year-old daughter and the professor’s son, both students of bachelor degree, got in touch through a dating app in December last year.</p>.<p>Leena, who supplies housekeeping staff to private firms, learnt about her daughter’s love affair and the background of the boy’s family. She hatched a plan to extort money from the professor.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>No photos found</strong></p>.<p>Pramod, who started an IT firm a couple of years ago and piled up losses, joined Leena in the extortion bid.</p>.<p>The Malleswaram police said that they did not find any compromising photographs or videos. They are verifying if the girl was actually pregnant or that the accused had just concocted a story to trick the professor.</p>
<p>Two people extorted Rs 20 lakh from a woman professor at a private college, claiming that they had videos of her son in a compromising position with the daughter of one of the accused.</p>.<p>The police arrested Leena Kavitha (45) and her friend Pramod Kumar (42), both Malleswaram residents, following the professor’s complaint as she was unable to pay the extortion money any longer.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Demanded Rs 1 crore</strong></p>.<p>The professor told the police that Leena called her on June 12 saying she had photos and videos of her daughter with her son taken in a lodge and demanded Rs 1 crore. Leena further threatened to release the pictures to the media and upload them on social media if the professor failed to pay.</p>.<p>When the professor met both the accused in a hotel, the duo revealed that the girl was pregnant and demanded more money for abortion and medical care.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Rape case</strong></p>.<p>The professor finally agreed to pay Rs 20 lakh and gave three cheques which Leena encashed.</p>.<p>But the duo approached the professor again on September 8, demanding a further Rs 6 lakh and threatened to file a rape case if she refused.</p>.<p>On October 6, the accused went to the professor’s college where they threatened and abused her.</p>.<p>Preliminary investigations by Malleswaram police revealed that Leena’s 23-year-old daughter and the professor’s son, both students of bachelor degree, got in touch through a dating app in December last year.</p>.<p>Leena, who supplies housekeeping staff to private firms, learnt about her daughter’s love affair and the background of the boy’s family. She hatched a plan to extort money from the professor.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>No photos found</strong></p>.<p>Pramod, who started an IT firm a couple of years ago and piled up losses, joined Leena in the extortion bid.</p>.<p>The Malleswaram police said that they did not find any compromising photographs or videos. They are verifying if the girl was actually pregnant or that the accused had just concocted a story to trick the professor.</p>