Thane, Oct 13 (PTI) A 26-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly posing as a woman and blackmailing an MLA in Maharashtra's Thane city to extort money from him, police said on Monday.

The Thane city police on Sunday arrested the accused, Mohan Jyotiba Pawar, under section 308(3) (extortion) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and provisions of the Information Technology (IT) Act, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Wagle Estate) Prashant Kadam said.

The police had earlier registered a case against a woman, but after a probe, they zeroed in on Pawar and apprehended him from Kolhapur.

The official said the accused allegedly posed as a woman and sent the MLA several chat messages, including obscene and objectionable videos and photos, blackmailed him and demanded Rs 5-10 lakh.

A probe te

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