The accused, Anil Choudhary, who claimed to be the brother in-law of BSP MLA from Muradnagar, was arrested on Sunday after a complaint was filed by a local builder at Sahibabad police station, said its station officer (SO).
As per the complaint, the builder alleged that on October 28, he received a call from a woman offering a land deal in Sahibabad area.
Upon finding the offer lucrative, the victim met her at a office in DLF society in Sahibabad area where he was introduced to four persons, including two women.
According to the police, the following day the builder received a call from that woman, demanding Rs 5 lakh, and threatening him that if he didn't give the money, they would release his explicit MMS clip.
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"We had put the number from which the woman would make calls to the victim on surveillance, following which Anil Choudhary was arrested on Sunday," a senior police officer said.
Choudhary's accomplices Satish, Pooja, Nitin and Guddu are yet to be arrested, he added.