New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- A Mumbai-based woman bank employee has been arrested for allegedly framing her male friend in a false rape case and seeking Rs.1 crore in exchange for giving a no-objection certificate (NOC) for bail.

The accused woman conspired to get her ex-partner, an IT professional, jailed under fabricated charges.

"Following his imprisonment for over a month, she reportedly approached his sister in the court premises demanding Rs.1 crore in return for providing an NOC needed for securing bail.The accused also emailed the HR department of the firm in which the man was working. It resulted in his termination from the firm," a Charkop police station official said on Thursday, according to news agency PTI.

The victim submitted mu...