<p>A 25-year-old man was arrested at Safdarjung Enclave in south Delhi for extorting money from several men who had earlier established a homosexual relationship with him, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Rahul David, an Ambedkar Colony-resident, was arrested on Sunday while he was trying to extort money from a director of a private company threatening to expose him as gay, said a police officer.<br /><br />A case under section 384 of the Indian Penal Code was registered against him at Safdarjung Enclave police station. <br /><br />During interrogation, Rahul told police that during the evenings he used to visit different parks of south Delhi and look for men who could be gay like him.<br /><br />After finding such people, he used to take their cellphone numbers and address and fix meetings, the officer added.<br /><br />After few days he used to visit their homes and blackmail them. He demanded money threatening to expose their sexual preferences to their family members.<br /><br />Fearing social stigma, people used to give him the amount he demanded. Sometimes, Rahul visited the same person twice or thrice to extort money.<br /><br />There were many complaints filed at police stations in south Delhi. <br /><br />Rahul had extorted Rs 20,000 and Rs 15,000 earlier from a director of a private company with whom he had established a relationship.<br /><br /> But when he reached the director’s house on Sunday and started demanding money again, he was refused.<br /><br />Rahul threatened to expose the victim before his family members. <br /><br />The director made a call to the police control room and told them that Rahul was blackmailing and trying to extort money from him.<br /><br />Local police reached the spot and arrested the accused.</p>
<p>A 25-year-old man was arrested at Safdarjung Enclave in south Delhi for extorting money from several men who had earlier established a homosexual relationship with him, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Rahul David, an Ambedkar Colony-resident, was arrested on Sunday while he was trying to extort money from a director of a private company threatening to expose him as gay, said a police officer.<br /><br />A case under section 384 of the Indian Penal Code was registered against him at Safdarjung Enclave police station. <br /><br />During interrogation, Rahul told police that during the evenings he used to visit different parks of south Delhi and look for men who could be gay like him.<br /><br />After finding such people, he used to take their cellphone numbers and address and fix meetings, the officer added.<br /><br />After few days he used to visit their homes and blackmail them. He demanded money threatening to expose their sexual preferences to their family members.<br /><br />Fearing social stigma, people used to give him the amount he demanded. Sometimes, Rahul visited the same person twice or thrice to extort money.<br /><br />There were many complaints filed at police stations in south Delhi. <br /><br />Rahul had extorted Rs 20,000 and Rs 15,000 earlier from a director of a private company with whom he had established a relationship.<br /><br /> But when he reached the director’s house on Sunday and started demanding money again, he was refused.<br /><br />Rahul threatened to expose the victim before his family members. <br /><br />The director made a call to the police control room and told them that Rahul was blackmailing and trying to extort money from him.<br /><br />Local police reached the spot and arrested the accused.</p>