MUMBAI: A woman and four others were
booked by the
Palghar police on Saturday for allegedly blackmailing a man by threatening to file a rape case against him.
The complainant was in a relationship with the woman who demanded Rs 1.5 lakh. He paid Rs 50,000 by cheque, but was unable to arrange funds for the remaining amount. The woman and her accomplices then allegedly threatened to kidnap and kill his children if he did not come up with Rs 5 lakh.
The incidents took place between January 23 and 29 this year.