CPM leader Sameer arrested for sexually abusing, blackmailing woman
- CPM leader Sameer Khan extorted Rs 2 lakh and 23 sovereign of gold from the woman
- The former CPM branch secretary had allegedly recorded visuals of the woman taking a bath using a hidden camera
- Sameer was produced before a court on Friday and remanded to judicial custody
FollowThe police have arrested CPM leader Sameer Khan for allegedly abusing a woman sexually and blackmailing her with nude videos.
Sameer, a former CPM branch secretary who hails from Vizhinjam near Thiruvananthapuram, abused the woman and also extorted Rs 2 lakh and 23 sovereign of gold from her, according to the police.
The police booked the politician on a complaint filed by the woman. Sameer had allegedly recorded visuals of the woman taking a bath using a hidden camera and later abused her after blackmailing her with the visuals.
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Sameer was produced before a court on Friday and remanded to judicial custody. The woman gave statement to the magistrate that Sameer blackmailed her several times and extorted Rs 2 lakh and 23 sovereign of gold from her in total.
There are also allegations that there was a delay in Sameer's arrest as the accused was using his political influence to divert the investigation.
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Meanwhile, Congress leader and Kovalam MLA M Vincent, who was arrested in a sexual harassment case, submitted a fresh bail plea in Thiruvananthapuram district sessions court this week.
Vincent's initial bail plea was rejected earlier this month. He arrested on July 22 on the basis of a complaint filed by a woman, who alleged that the MLA sexually abused her on two occasions last year.
