Jail for pervert who blackmailed Notts girls on Snapchat into sending intimate photos

When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time.Invalid EmailA “remorseless” pervert hacked into Snapchat accounts belonging to young girls and women and blackmailed them into sending “intimate images”. Akash Sondhi, 27, targeted 573 users – including four from Nottinghamshire – aged between 16 and 25 between 2015 and 2020. While some of his victims are yet to be traced, police officers discovered they were located all across the world – including the UK, Australia, Hong Kong, Romania and beyond. Police said Sondhi hacked the accounts to gain access to intimate images. He would then threaten to expose the pictures to friends and family members in their phone contacts if they did not send him more images and videos. His home was raided by officers in March 2020 when several victims made reports to the police. A number of his victims have since been identified and have been supported by officers from the cyber team. Sondhi, of of Hedingham Road, Chafford Hundred in Essex,…
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