Patna: Police arrested three people, including a self-proclaimed high court lawyer, for allegedly luring a young man to their office, holding him hostage, brutally assaulting him and attempting to blackmail him with nude videos. The arrested accused have been identified as Chaitanya Krishna, his associate Alok Kumar and Manish Kumar. Chaitanya operated an office named Arthav Legal Services in the Shastri Nagar area of Patna. He is originally from Muzaffarpur.The victim, Ajit Kumar, a resident of Rohtas district, lodged a complaint at Shastri Nagar police station on April 3. According to the FIR, Ajit approached Chaitanya for help in correcting his name in the Aadhaar card. The accused took Rs 5,000 from him on the pretext of preparing a Bharat Gazette notification but failed to deliver the service.When the victim called Chaitanya on the night of April 2 to follow up, he was allegedly abused. The next day, April 3, Ajit visited the office along with his friend Pankaj. Upon arrival, the three accused began hurling abuses at them. When Pankaj tried to record the incident on his mobile phone, the accused snatched the devices and held both men hostage at knifepoint.The accused reportedly stripped them, attempted sexual harassment and forced them to consume drugs while Chaitanya himself was under the influence. Ajit was forced to pay Rs 7,000 to secure the return of his mobile phone. During the ordeal, the accused allegedly took nude photographs and videos of the victims and threatened to make them viral if a police complaint was filed.During the raid on the office, police recovered 39 fake seals of sub-divisional magistrates (SDMs) from various districts, including Jaunpur, Gaya, Kaimur, Saharsa and Patna. Several pen drives, mobile phones and suspicious documents were also seized.Sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) II of Secretariat, Saket Kumar, said police, with the help of an FSL team, collected necessary evidence and seized all the fake seals. “Police arrested three people from the spot. Along with this, approximately 39 fake seals of various govt officials were found in his possession, which Chaitanya was using to prepare forged documents to mislead and deceive people. An FIR has been registered,” he said.Kumar added, “Further investigation is underway to identify the full network and other people who may have been involved in this forgery racket.”
