FIA arrests hotel employee for secretly filming, blackmailing guests

ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a hotel employee on charges of capturing objectionable videos of guests and blackmailing them for sexual favours and money, ARY News reported.

According to ARY News correspondent, FIA’s cybercrime wing arrested a man named Amjad when he was in the capital receiving money from one of his victims.

The woman he was blackmailing had complained that Amjad not only captured videos of her during her stay at hotel but also threatened to upload them on internet if she doesn’t pay him.

FIA claims Amjad is an employee of a hotel in Vehari city of Punjab and is under arrest for recording videos of guests through hidden cameras and blackmailing them for money and sexual favours.

A FIA team also raided the hotel and found hidden cameras in several rooms.

FIA officials also said they are investigating whether the man is a part of some bigger network.