NCCIA arrests man 18 months after woman's blackmail complaint

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NCCIA arrests Jaranwala man on a woman’s complaint of blackmail through her objectionable photos
The complaint was lodged in May 2025 and the FIR followed at the NCCIA Cyber Crime Reporting Centre in Faisalabad
A Faisalabad court has granted two days’ physical remand; the accused is to be produced again on November 13

FAISALABAD: A Jaranwala man has been arrested eighteen months after a woman complained her objectionable photos were shared.

According to the remand record, the accused was arrested on November 10 in the case registered on her complaint.

The NCCIA record says the case followed Enquiry No. 1304/2025, which was opened on her complaint on May 16, 2025, with the FIR registered on May 26, 2025.

According to the FIR, the case was registered under sections 20, 21 and 24 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016, read with section 109 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

The FIR states that the prime accused, a relative of the woman, used to visit her home in her husband’s absence.

It alleges he obtained her WhatsApp number, lured her with fabricated stories into a relationship and deceitfully obtained her objectionable videos and photographs.

The complaint further states that when she severed all contact, he threatened to make the content viral and used it to blackmail and sexually exploit her.

According to the FIR, when she refused to meet him further, he shared the content with two of her close relatives.

It says the three, in collusion, then shared the content with her on WhatsApp and used it to blackmail and harass her, leaving her to seek legal action and the recovery of her videos and pictures.

The remand record shows the two other nominated accused have yet to be arrested.

“The woman, who first complained in May 2025, is still waiting for the recovery of her videos and pictures.”

NCCIA Faisalabad remand order in the blackmail case registered on a woman's complaint — NCCIA Faisalabad remand order in the blackmail case registered on a woman’s complaint

Sub-Inspector Amir Sultan, the investigating officer of the NCCIA, told the court a Huawei Y5 Prime 2018 handset had been recovered from his possession. He said the handset holding the woman’s data, an OPPO phone, was yet to be recovered.

In his application, the officer sought 30 days’ physical remand for the recovery of the phone and the completion of the investigation.

Senior Civil Judge (Criminal Division) Ch. Ameer Ahmad granted two days’ physical remand on November 11, noting it was the accused’s first remand. The court ordered that the accused be produced again on November 13.

The woman, who first complained in May 2025, is still waiting for the recovery of her videos and pictures.

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