India, Oct. 14 -- A 55-year-old BJP MLA from Chandgad in Kolhapur, Shivaji Patil, who had rushed to the police last week claiming that a woman was trying to extort him with threats of leaking "obscene" chats and videos, got a shocker - the "woman" turned out to be a 26-year-old jobless man with a knack for mimicking female voices.

The Chitalsar police in Thane have arrested Mohan Jyotiba Pawar, an unemployed youth from Chandgad, for allegedly trying to honeytrap the MLA and demand Rs.5-10 lakh in exchange for keeping the fabricated material under wraps.

Patil, who divides his time between Thane and his Kolhapur constituency, had lodged a complaint at Chitalsar police station on October 9 against an "unknown woman" who was threatening hi...