Police arrest journalist, his accomplice in extortion case; sent to judicial custody
A journalist and his accomplice were arrested in Dindigul, India, for attempting to extort money from a de-addiction center owner. The duo threatened to publish damaging stories unless they were paid five lakh rupees.
Why it matters
The case underscores issues of journalistic ethics and the misuse of media influence for criminal extortion.
In a case of extortion, two persons, including a weekly magazine reporter in Dindigul district, were arrested and remanded in judicial custody on Monday.
Following a complaint from Ezhilarasi, wife of Rathnam, Superintendent of Police S. Jeyakumar directed the police to register a case.
DSP Karthik, Inspector Meenakshi and SI Kader Mydeen and their team conducted investigations.
Preliminary inquiries revealed that Ezhilarasi had been running a de-addiction centre in RM Colony Fourth Cross Street. On October 4, two persons identified as Pushpa Giridharan, 36, son of Arul Raj, a journalist, and Manoj, 27, son of Gnana Stalin of West Arockiya Madha Street, visited her centre.
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