Overview
- Rakesh Sharma, arrested near the Patiala House Courts on Thursday after an intelligence-led trap, was produced in a Delhi court and placed in the custody of the Gurugram investigating officer.
- The Gurugram case began after a woman who met Sharma during COVID‑19 yoga classes reported that he secretly recorded intimate videos and used them to extort money.
- Police say he first took Rs 3 lakh with a promise to delete the videos and later demanded Rs 15 lakh more by threatening to share the clips.
- Sharma’s wife, Nitu Sharma, was earlier caught by Gurugram Police while collecting the cash, while he fled and stayed on the run for weeks.
- Investigators report he admitted keeping the videos and sending them to the victim’s husband to raise pressure, and they are probing his past record in a Sahibabad murder case and checking for other victims.