Police arrest main accused in actress Shamna Kasim's blackmailing, extortion case

The actor, Shamna Kasim, is scheduled to reach Kochi from Hyderabad today and the police will record her statement through video conferencing.

The police have arrested the main accused in the alleged blackmailing and extortion attempt against Malayalam actress Shamna Kasim.
The main accused, Muhammad Shareef, was arrested from Palakkad district yesterday, according to Ernakulam DCP G Poonkuzhali. Poonkuzhali said that the police have begun questioning the main accused, and with his arrest, all the persons behind the blackmailing attempt against Kasim are in custody.
Shamna Kasim is scheduled to reach Kochi from Hyderabad today and the police will record her statement through video conferencing.
Earlier, four people from Thrissur, Sarath, Ashraf, Rafeeq and Ramesh, were arrested in connection with the case.

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