Mumbai – A retired CEO of a bank in Thane threatened to defame her by telling her family about their relationship and register a rape case against her. The woman who embezzled Rs 4.39 crore has been arrested.
The 66-year-old complainant is a resident of Navi Mumbai while the 45-year-old accused is a resident of Thane. Thane police said that in 2016, the woman went to the bank's branch in Wadala and met the retired CEO for the first time.
The woman said that she needed a loan as her financial condition was not good. The documents of the woman were not complete. Therefore, a survey had to be conducted at the woman's house in Anandnagar, Thane. The FIR lodged with the police states that in February 2017, when the complainant went to her house to check the documents required to pass the loan on her request, the accused forcefully assaulted the woman and had physical relations with her with her consent. Later, a loan of Rs. 3 lakh was sanctioned for five years with an EMI of Rs. 7,300.
After a month, the cunning woman threatened the complainant that if she did not pay Rs. 8 crore, WhatsApp would send her obscene pictures to her family members, colleagues. So, under pressure, the complainant initially paid her Rs. 5 lakh.
Between 2017 and 2023, the woman blackmailed him for a total of Rs 20 lakh. Rs 4.39 crore was seized. To pay this amount, the complainant sold the flat and withdrew the money from the provident fund. Borrowed money from different people. He paid a ransom of Rs 4.39 crore in 108 installments. Fed up with this continuous ransom demand, the complainant approached the police. On Tuesday, the accused woman returned the money to the complainant. She demanded five lakhs. Finally, the complainant paid Rs. He was ready to give one lakh. When the woman came to collect this money, the police laid a trap and caught her.
The police is investigating whether the accused woman has built any property or invested in anything else with the ransom money. Apart from this, there is a suspicion that she has implicated some other person as well. It is being investigated whether any accused is involved in this racket or not.