ISLAMABAD – The Federal Investigation Agency on Tuesday arrested a man, posing as an army officer, for his alleged involvement in blackmailing young women over ‘indecent’ photos.
A team of Cyber Crime Wing took Basharat in custody, after an Islamabad resident moved an application to the agency with “proofs” against him.
Sources in FIA say Basharat used to give advertisement in newspapers for female staff in media house and females. They were directed to contact with given numbers. After tricking them to submit their photos to work in the media industry, sources added, he allegedly edited the photos using Photoshop and started blackmailing the women.
The raiding team under the supervision of deputy director cyber crime wing arrested the suspect with the help of GSM locator and registered the case against him.-Online
