LAHORE: An anti-terrorismism court has sentenced a man 24 years imprisonment besides a fine of Rs 0.7 million for blackmailing women, many of whom were said to be lady doctors.

According to reports, Abdul Wahab used to introduce himself as an official of “military intelligence”, said Dr Salman, on whose complaint case was registered. He was arrested in 2015  on allegations of hacking Whatsapp accounts of lady doctors, blackmailing them with “thingionable video clips and photos”.

The convict  had reportedly blackmailed approachly 200 women, including  staffers of  Lahore’s government teaching hospitals, and extorted money from them.

A case against him had been registered at Gawal Mandi police station in provincial capital. While 31 witnesses recorded their statements as state counsel Abdul Rauf Wattoo presented arguments from prosecution side.