KOCHI: Four persons including a woman was arrested here for blue blackmailing. The group tried to bag Rs 50 lakhs by blackmailing an expat industrialist.

The blackmailing was done in the guidance of a Fort Kochi woman. The police investigation found that the group had already got Rs 30 lakhs from the industrialist. They had demanded 50 lakhs and the businessman lodged a police complaint. Out of the four criminals caught by the Kochi Central Police, apart from the woman, the other three youth are Kannur natives.

It is learnt that several businessmen across Kerala were victims of this woman.

As per the prepared scheme, the woman invites victims to private place before taking their naked pictures. Then she’ll blackmail the victims for money. The police probe on the expat industrialist’s petition landed the woman and her group in police custody.