Nagpur:
A forty five-year-old psychologist was arrested in Nagpur for allegedly blackmailing and sexually exploiting no less than 50 of his college students over the previous 15 years, a police official stated on Monday.
The accused, who operated a clinic and residential program in east Nagpur, faces prices underneath Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Hudkeshwar police station official stated.
“The psychologist allegedly lured college students, notably ladies, with guarantees of private {and professional} growth. He organized journeys and camps the place he would sexually abuse them, take express images, and later use these to blackmail them. The incident got here to gentle after a former pupil, who was being blackmailed by the accused, approached the police,” he stated.
Several victims are married and could also be hesitant to strategy police to file complaints, the official added.
Police have shaped a particular committee to help victims and guarantee an intensive investigation, the official added.
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