A person has allegedly extorted Rs 1.11 lakh from a 23-year-old woman in Maharashtra's Thane district after blackmailing her with her objectionable video, police said on Monday, reported news agency PTI.

A case has been registered in this connection against the unidentified person, they said.

The woman, while browsing Instagram reels on July 8, came across a post titled 'UK Marriage Bureau' and clicked on a link given with it, which promised to help users make friends, reported PTI.