The Chennai police are hunting for a 21-year-old man who allegedly raped and blackmailed a 17-year-old girl for four years.
In her police complaint, the girl, a first year BA student, said she had befriended the accused, Moni, on Facebook, reported India Today.
In 2013, she alleged that, Moni took her to a lodge, where he raped her and took her nude pictures, threatening to release them unless she submitted to his whims, the report added.
She also alleged that Moni not only took Rs 1.5 lakh from her, but also forced her to have sex with his friend 23-year-old Ravindran Sharma.
Moni also pressured her to sell her gold jewellery and steal money from her parents. They met in a rundown hotel in Periamet, where he collected the cash and forced himself on her, reportedThe Times of India.
The report added that the girl got pregnant in 2016 from the sexual abuse, after which Moni and Ravindran gave her pills to initiate an abortion.
The girl's family only recently discovered what had been happening, after she revealed that she was pregnant and her father lodged a police complaint The police have arrested Ravindran Sharman while are looking for Moni.
"Moni is on the run…We have launched a search for him," an investigating officer told ToI.
"Moni misused the girl's trust after they established a relationship online and then met in person," the officer added.