The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday arrested four suspects including two policemen for allegedly blackmailing two teenage girls through inappropriate videos of them in Islamabad.
The FIA cybercrime wing took action on the complaint of the victims.
The victims aged 16 to 17 told FIA that Subhan Khalid alias Faisal contacted them on social media and asked for a meeting at a private place where his friend Adnan was also present.
The girls claimed that the accused picked them up in a car and took them to the residence of suspect Zeeshan Ahmed situated in Rawat, an area of the federal capital.
The official said the suspects including police officials planned a fake raid to sexually assault the victims and also filmed them.
The victims in the complaint said that the two suspects wearing Punjab Police uniform also demanded Rs500,000 for deleting their objectionable videos.
The officials said the victims lodged a complaint with the FIA as accused continued harassing them through the videos.
Subsequently, the FIA launched an inquiry into the matter and busted the group after conducting several raids.
The accused are identified as Mohammad Subhan Khalid, Rizwan Ali, Imtiaz Ahmed and Zeeshan.
A case has been registered against the accused and Rawalpindi CPO Athar Ismail suspended police constable Rizwan posted at Chontra police station in this connection.
There is a need to give teeth to Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act as only 26 people have been convicted so far under the law.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General Dr Sanaullah Abbassi has said with the rapid increase in the use of the cyber space, the cybercrimes are also on the rise.
Addressing 'international multi topic conference' at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) in Jamshoro district on Wednesday, the director general apprised that the FIA received around 100,000 complaints of cyber offences in 2020.
In the on-going year over 70,000 complaints have been registeed so far, he added. He acknowledged the need for amendment in the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act which is a new law pointing out that the conviction rate has so far been low with only 26 accused persons receiving judicial punishment.
MUET Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Aslam Uqaili said a laboratory will be established on the campus which will coordinate with the FIA's cybercrime wing.