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| India women 'blackmailed with fake porn photos' | India women 'blackmailed with fake porn photos' |
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| Indian police have arrested three men over allegations that women were blackmailed with fake porn photos. | |
| An employee of a photography studio in Kerala state was held on Wednesday for allegedly morphing photos of female clients into pornographic images. | An employee of a photography studio in Kerala state was held on Wednesday for allegedly morphing photos of female clients into pornographic images. |
| Two of the owners of the studio were arrested on Tuesday. | Two of the owners of the studio were arrested on Tuesday. |
| Police told the BBC's Ashraf Padanna that they took action after women complained that the images were being used to blackmail them. | Police told the BBC's Ashraf Padanna that they took action after women complained that the images were being used to blackmail them. |
| The images were being shared on social media, the women allege. | The images were being shared on social media, the women allege. |
| The employee was a photo and video editor at a digital studio which specialises in wedding and other family photos near the town of Kozhikode. | The employee was a photo and video editor at a digital studio which specialises in wedding and other family photos near the town of Kozhikode. |
| Groups of women had been protesting outside the studio since Monday, demanding the arrest of the employee, who had been sought by police. | Groups of women had been protesting outside the studio since Monday, demanding the arrest of the employee, who had been sought by police. |
| Police told the BBC the studio had been closed while they "verify the complaints". | Police told the BBC the studio had been closed while they "verify the complaints". |
| The men, who have yet to be charged, are to appear in court on Thursday, police say. | |
| They said they found about 40,000 photos of women on a hard disk in the studio. But it's unclear how many of these images were later doctored. | They said they found about 40,000 photos of women on a hard disk in the studio. But it's unclear how many of these images were later doctored. |
| Police are also yet to confirm if any of the images have been published online or released publicly. | Police are also yet to confirm if any of the images have been published online or released publicly. |
| According to statistics released by adult site Pornhub, India has been its fourth largest source of traffic in recent years, behind the US, UK and Canada. | According to statistics released by adult site Pornhub, India has been its fourth largest source of traffic in recent years, behind the US, UK and Canada. |
| In 2015, the Indian government blocked free access to hundreds of porn sites and claimed it was a move to prevent children from accessing them. But two weeks later, access to the websites was restored following widespread outrage over the move. | In 2015, the Indian government blocked free access to hundreds of porn sites and claimed it was a move to prevent children from accessing them. But two weeks later, access to the websites was restored following widespread outrage over the move. |