The Kopri police have arrested a woman and her friend who assaulted a man who was blackmailing the former to have a physical relationship with him, threatening to make her obscene photographs viral on social media. Following the assault, the blackmailer was admitted to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

According to the police, the deceased—Swayam Satish Paranjpe, 33—was dating the woman and had clicked nude pictures of her after spiking her drink. He used these pictures to blackmail her. The woman opened up to her friend about the incident who then tried to intervene and requested Paranjpe to delete the pictures. However, Paranjpe and the woman’s friend had an argument, after which he hit Paranjpe in the head with an object, leading to his death. The Kopri police are investigating the matter.