Sometimes the news can be bizarre and looks unbelievable. A news item has emanated from Chennai which on the face of it looks difficult to believe. A software engineer in Chennai masquerading as an HR manager of a five-star hotel was able to entice 600 women from 16 States. He was able to convince them to send their nude photos and videos in return for a job in a five-star hotel.
Clement Raj Chezhiyan
The man named Clement Raj Chezhiyan who is 33 is also known as Pradeep is an employee of a well known IT firm. He has been arrested from Chennai by the cyber branch of the police and taken to Hyderabad.
The techie Clement Raj has told the police during interrogation that he hit on this idea as he was feeling bored at his job. The accused was on a night shift and during that period he collected telephone numbers of girls all over India. He contacted the girls posing as an HR manager of a five-star hotel. He offered them a job in the front office of the hotel. He also told them that the hotel was very particular about the figure of the girls who they hire. Hence they would have to send their strip-down photo to him. The girls obliged believing the man and nearly 600 of them sent him their nude photos.
Photos
Subsequently, the accused also contacted them on WhatsApp. He told them that their job would be confirmed, in case they completely stripped down.
This would help the hotel management to assess their suitability for the job. However, in Hyderabad, one of the girls got suspicious and complained to the police cyber branch. The police carried out an investigation and the techie was arrested from Chennai. The Times of India has reported that a woman accomplice Archana Jagdish helped him.
The techie has now confessed that he has almost 600 photographs of nude girls stored on his laptop. The police were able to break the password of the laptop and access the photos. Further investigation is on. As per the police, sometimes this man also blackmailed the girls. He may have sold the photos on the internet. He appears to have made a tidy sum of money in the bargain.
Stranger than fiction
Many people are surprised that such a thing has happened in India. Some people have opined that it is difficult to digest that a girl will strip on WhatsApp in the hope of getting a job in a hotel. Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction and there appears to be some truth in the story. The cyber branch of the police has now taken the man Mr. Clement in custody. The techie has told the police that as his wife was working in the office in the daytime and he had a night shift, he was getting bored. He hit on this idea just to keep himself busy. The New Indian Express has reported that nearly 60 of the victims are from Hyderabad.
Last word
The internet is flooded with pornographic material.
Despite the best efforts of the government of India, it is difficult to police the net. Perhaps, the accused would have gone scot-free, in case the girl from Hyderabad had not reported to the police. Many people wonder about the sort of girls who stripped before the camera, just to land a job in a five-star hotel. This shows the prevalent culture in India where promiscuity is on the rise. A Major -General has just been dismissed for sexual harassment. India is home to the largest Film industry in the world. This lends glamour to everyday life fuelling the imagination of women, who wish to rise in life and get a job by any means.
