2 UP women raped, blackmailed with video

Muzaffarnagar, April 25

Two women were allegedly raped here by a man, whose wife recorded the incident to blackmail the victims into trafficking, police said on Thursday.

According to a complaint, the women, aged 22-23, were held hostage in New Mandi area, where the accused, Sanjiv Lohan, raped them. His wife, Rita, made a video of the incident and blackmailed them, an officer said.

The women alleged that they were also raped by other men after they were blackmailed with the video, the officer said.

Both the accused had been arrested, the officer added. PTI