Tamil film producer arrested for raping employee and blackmailing with videos

CHENNAI: Police in the city of Avadi arrested a small-time film producer on charges including sexual harassment after he allegedly raped a girl, filmed the act on video and used it to blackmail her.

According to police, Mohammad Ali (30), a film producer from Kolathur, has an office in Ayanambakkam. The complainant, a 28-year-old young woman from Korattur, came to the office in September last year.

In the complaint filed at the Ambattur All Women Police Station, the woman said Ali concealed the fact that he was married and had entered into a relationship with her. She alleged that he slipped drugs into her drink and raped her when she was unconscious.

After she became pregnant, Ali gave her abortion pills, claiming they were a dietary supplement. The woman added that he threatened her and tried to blackmail her by telling her he would post the video of the sexual assault online.

After preliminary investigations revealed that the woman’s allegations were prima facie true, the Ambattur All Women Police charged the film producer under four sections of the IPC and arrested him. He was later produced before a magistrate who remanded Ali in judicial custody.