The defendants used the Talk Life app to establish contact with poor women from South Asian countries and offered them money for their nude photos and videos.
The defendant used the Talk Life app to contact the victims (Reuters photo used for illustration)
The Delhi Police Cyber Cell arrested a 21-year-old man who allegedly befriended poor and depressed women from South Asian countries through an online app and blackmailed them for nude photos and videos.
The matter came to the fore after Shahdara police registered a case based on a complaint by an Indonesian girl who claimed to have met the defendant, a self-proclaimed Delhi resident, on the Talk Life app, a peer support company -Network for those who struggle with mental health problems. The complainant alleged that he had initially offered her money on the condition that he would send him a nude photo / video of her. Since the victim was not doing well and needed money to support her family, she agreed to share her photos and videos with the defendant. In return, however, she did not receive any financial help, as promised. The defendant then requested more photos and videos and threatened to upload her nude photos and videos with her followers on Instagram if she did not comply.
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The police began their investigation and pulled the record of the cell phone number that allegedly was the defendant. After analyzing the details of the call and the possession of said cell phone number, the team arrested the defendant, a resident of Dilshad Garden, Delhi. Two cell phones that were used to inspect the crime and store the victims’ nude photos and videos have been seized from his possession.
During interrogation, the defendant admitted to having contacted girls from South Asian countries via the Talk Life app. He said he knew that the app was used primarily by people with mental health problems like anxiety and depression, and that he was specifically targeting women with poor financial backgrounds. He started chatting with the victim through the said app and later they started communicating through WhatsApp. He lured her with the promise of $ 200-300 monthly financial aid if she provided him with her nude photos and videos.
The defendant also announced that he had chatted with more than 15 girls from South Asian countries and managed to obtain the nude photos / videos of three women.
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During their investigation, the police also learned that the accused had become estranged from society and remained locked in his room with his cell phone. He only left his room once or twice a month. The defendant’s father said his son had not spoken to him in six years, while his mother only saw him when she went to his room to leave him food. According to his father, the defendant only bathes once a year – on his birthday.
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