HYDERABAD: A lawyer in Hyderabad has been arrested for allegedly blackmailing a woman with her inappropriate photographs and video clips in his possession, according to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
According to details, a woman had lodged a complaint against a suspect named Advocate Atif Hussain who had been constantly blackmailing and threatening her on the basis of her inappropriate video clips in his possession.
Faizullah Korejo, the Karachi additional director for the FIA Cyber Crime Circle’s Sindh Zone, said that a team of the agency’s officials arrived at a designated spot on the basis of the information provided by the complainant and found the suspect there.
The FIA officer said that the suspect was searched on the spot and the officials found two mobile phones on his person, adding that the phones were confiscated through a seizure memo in the presence of witnesses for further inquiry and the securing of evidences.
A case No. 7/2020 was registered against the accused under several provisions of Cyber Crime Act. Later, a local court of Hyderabad sent the accused to prison on 14 days remand.
