A shocking case of blackmail and sexual assault has emerged from the Ashoka Garden area of Bhopal involving a data engineer and an MBA student. The accused reportedly coerced the victim into visiting his residence by threatening self-harm during a video call. Following the initial assault, the perpetrator recorded explicit footage of the victim without her consent, utilising it to sustain a prolonged period of exploitation. Based on the victim’s formal complaint, local police have apprehended the suspect and remanded him to judicial custody. Initial meeting at family function Police investigations revealed that the twenty-four-year-old victim, a resident of Karond pursuing her MBA, first encountered the accused during a family wedding. The suspect, identified as Akib Khan, resides in Ashoka Garden and works professionally as a data engineer.

 

While the two initially maintained a conversational relationship, tensions rose when the student attempted to distance herself. In response, Khan allegedly resorted to intimidation and threats to maintain contact. Deceptive suicide ploy to trap victim To force a meeting, Khan employed a disturbing tactic by initiating a video call and displaying a noose, claiming he would commit suicide if she did not arrive immediately. Fearing for his life, the student rushed to the specified location to intervene. Taking advantage of her distress and vulnerability, the accused reportedly intimidated her and committed the first instance of sexual assault under duress. Systematic blackmail through explicit content During the assault, Khan surreptitiously recorded compromising videos of the student to serve as leverage. He subsequently initiated a pattern of mental and physical abuse, threatening to leak the footage on social media platforms if she did not comply with his demands.