A 22-year-old youth living as a paying guest (PG) in the Vastrapur area and operates a food stall, became a victim of blackmail by his own friend. The friend, along with another accomplice pretending to be a police officer, assaulted him and blackmailed him. A complaint regarding the incident has been filed at the Vastrapur police station.
The victim, originally from Jetpur, Rajkot and currently living as a PG in Ahmedabad, had lent ₹50,000 to his friend Jayraj Dangar, who also lived in the same PG. When the victim, Devang (name changed), sought re-payment, Jayraj refused and issued threats.
In October, Devang was at a guest house in Vastrapur with his female friend when Jayraj suddenly entered the room with an accomplice. The accomplice introduced himself as Jugal Gadhvi, a police officer. They assaulted Devang and recorded a video of him with the woman on their mobile phone.
The duo then threatened to file a police case against Devang and blackmailed him by threatening to make the video public. Over time, they extorted ₹3 lakh from him in instalments. Despite paying the money, the blackmail continued as they used the video to demand more money.
Fed up with the repeated threats and extortion, Devang approached Vastrapur Police Inspector L L Chavda and narrated the entire ordeal. Based on his complaint, the police registered a case against Dangar and the fake police officer Jugal Gadhvi.
The police have initiated a probe into the matter.