KOLKATA: The central division of Kolkata Police helped Mumbai Police end their 10-month hunt for the prime accused from Byculla who had raped a woman repeatedly there almost seven years ago, leaked it on social media and managed to defraud crores through extortion. A team from Nagpada PS came to Kolkata and sought help from New Market police to arrest Syed Yousuf Jamal (46) and his wife Naaz Sayed (44).
“The victim met the accused at a party. The accused told the woman that he wanted to introduce her to his wife. When the woman arrived at the couple’s then residence at Baba Saheb Ambedkar Road, the duo allegedly spiked her drinks and food with drugs and filmed her in an obscene manner. They then used these photographs to extort about Rs 1.5 crore from her. The accused also allegedly practised black magic on her. The woman approached Mumbai Police last March,” said an officer.
“The team led by Nagpada assistant inspector Dhanraj Prabhale arrived on Friday morning. A joint raid took place at a hotel near New Market at night. We arrested Syed during the raid. Naaz was arrested on Saturday morning. They were produced in a local court that granted Mumbai police four days of transitional remand,” said an officer.
“Syed is facing charges of rape, unnatural sex, extortion, poisoning, cheating, criminal breach of trust, criminal intimidation along with relevant sections of IT Act and the specific Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act,” said a Lalbazar officer.
