TIL Desk/National/Ghaziabad/ The Chhattisgarh Police on Friday arrested a former BBC journalist, Vinod Verma, for allegedly trying to extort money from a PWD minister in the state. According to reports, Verma is held on charges of extortion and blackmail.
He allegedly tried to blackmail sitting Chhattisgarh PWD minister Rajesh Kumar, saying he had over 100 sex tapes of the minister in exchange for money. Verma was arrested from the Indirapuram area of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
The news channel reported that the police had allegedly recovered 500 CDs of the sex tape from Verma’s residence. It’s unclear if the CDs were planted or Verma had indeed created copies.
Verma was arrested from his home around 4 am on Friday. A six-member Chhattisgarh Police team arrived in Ghaziabad and made the arrest with logistical help from Uttar Pradesh Police. Reacting to his arrest, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashutosh condemned the arrest on Twitter and questioned if it was an attack on press freedom.
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