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Imphal: The Cyber Crime Police Station, Manipur, successfully apprehended a 23-year-old youth who extorted a substantial amount of money by blackmailing his girlfriend.

The accused, identified as Roshan Singha (23), son of Bishwo Kumar Singha of Malugram village, Cachar, Assam, was arrested at the gate of Imphal Airport at around 5:45 PM on June 25.

He was produced before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal West, on June 26 and remanded in police custody.

An Assistant Public Prosecutor (APP) of the State submitted that the victim became acquainted with the accused through a friend in September 2018.

At the time, the accused falsely claimed to be from Kumbi Bazar Awang Leikai in...