Chennai Doctor kills woman who blackmailed him with nude photos
Doctor Kills Blackmailer in Kodungaiyur, Confesses to Crime
Chennai: A disturbing tale of blackmail and murder unravelled in Chennai, where a young doctor has been arrested for the alleged cold-blooded murder of a 26-year-old woman who had reportedly extorted over Rs 8 lakh from him by threatening to send his nude pictures to his family.
The woman, a resident of Sattuma Nagar, Thiruvottiyur, was unemployed but had falsely claimed to work at an IT company in Ambattur. According to police, she had been extorting money from several people and was involved in a series of blackmail cases.
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She began blackmailing Dr Santosh Kumar, whom she befriended on the internet. She extracted more than 8 lakh from him by threatening to send his nude pictures to his family. This continued harassment pushed Santosh to murder her, police said, reports TOI.
As per the news reports, on Thursday, the victim invited the 27-year-old doctor to her rented residence in Teachers Colony, Kodungaiyur. There, the doctor reportedly gave her alcohol mixed with sedatives, smothered her with a pillow, and fled with 25 sovereigns of gold jewellery belonging to her. Later that evening, the victim’s live-in partner found her unconscious and immediately called for medical assistance. However, paramedics declared her dead at the scene.
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