Ludhiana, June 22 -- A woman has accused a man she befriended on Snapchat of blackmailing and repeatedly raping her, besides allegedly sharing her intimate photographs with a relative after she stopped communicating with him.

Police have registered an FIR against the accused and launched an investigation into the matter. The complainant, who is currently residing in Delhi, told police that the accused recently sent her intimate photographs to her brother-in-law.

According to the complaint, the family confronted her after receiving the images, following which she disclosed the alleged incidents and approached the police.

The woman alleged that the accused, identified as Mandeep, had befriended her through Snapchat in 2025. The two later...