JOHOR BARU - A love affair, ala Bollywood, turned into a nightmare for a 23-year-old woman when her married Bangladeshi lover threatened to circulate her nude photographs on the Internet after she wanted to break off their relationship.
The woman had claimed that her boyfriend, who is in his 40s and married with three children, had told her that he would distribute the photos via Yahoo! Messenger to her family members, friends, neighbours and acquaintances.
The Bangladeshi, who works as a cashier at a Western Union branch here, had also allegedly demanded back the RM25,000 (S$10,000) that he had given to her over the course of their affair if she wanted to end the relationship.
The victim's anguish started on Wednesday morning when the Bangladeshi refused to end their relationship after she told him of her intentions in a telephone conversation.
The woman, who is an administration assistant in Taman Perling here, then turned on her Yahoo! Messenger and was engaged in a "war of words" with her lover.
It was then that the man threatened to circulate several nude photographs of her in his possession.
It was learnt that the nude photographs were taken using the man's mobile phone when they were together at a hotel in Seremban recently.
Within a matter of minutes, the woman then received a nude photograph of herself in her email from the man, who had also given out her two mobile phone numbers to other men, out of spite and as a warning to her.
Johor Baru Utara police chief Assistant Commissioner Ruslan Hassan said the victim then lodged a report at the Skudai police station as she feared for her life after receiving the threats.
"On that same night, a police team arrested the suspect based on the victim's report," he said.
