THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A Zumba instructor has been taken into custody for taking nude photos of women in the pretext of love. Sanu, a native of Kanjirampara, takes their nude photos after threatening them. In a search conducted at his house, hard discs containing the pictures have been seized.

Sanu, a clerk in the agriculture department, is a part-time Zumba instructor. After making a cordial relation with girls coming for training, he takes nude photos of them and then posts them in porn sites. The incident came to light after a woman, a victim of Sanu, lodged a complaint.

The police are of the belief that many women, including prominent ones of Thiruvananthapuram, had fallen in his trap. Police said Sanu also has the habit of handing over girls to friends in the name of wife exchange. The police are investigating whether there are more people in his group. Sanu, a divorcee, has three children.