Actress
Shamna
Kasim
has
recently
become
a
victim
of
blackmail
and
extortion.
Shamna's
mother
filed
a
complaint
in
Maradu
police
station.
Now,
as
per
an
IANS
report,
the
cops
have
arrested
the
accused
following
the
complaint.
Four
men
from
Thrissur,
Sarath,
Ashraf,
Rafeeq
and
Ramesh
have
been
arrested
in
connection
with
the
extortion
case
of
Shamna
Kasim.
According
to
the
report,
they
reached
Shamna's
house
on
the
pretext
of
bringing
a
marriage
proposal
for
the
actress.
The
accused
introduced
themselves
as
family
members
of
the
groom
from
Kozhikode.
Later,
they
demanded
money
from
her
over
the
phone
and
also
issued
death
threat,
after
which
they
filed
a
complaint.
Talking
about
Shamna
Kasim's
mother's
complaint,
she
said
that
four
men
demanded
Rs
1
lakh
from
her
daughter
and
threatened
to
destroy
her
career
if
she
refuses.
The
complaint
also
states
that
the
men
were
spotted
near
Shamna's
house
and
were
trying
to
take
photos
of
her
residence.
The
officials
told
IANS,
"All
the
four
have
been
arrested
and
they
are
now
remanded
to
judicial
custody.
The
probe
is
going
on."
Shamna
Kasim
aka
Poorna
is
an
actress
and
professional
dancer.
She
has
worked
in
various
Malayalam,
Telugu
and
Tamil
films.
On
the
professional
front,
she
will
next
be
seen
in
Kannada
film,
100
Movie,
two
Tamil
films
Lock
Up
and
Arjunan
Kadhali,
Malayalam
film
Vritham
and
trilingual
film
Thalaivi
starring
Kangana
Ranaut
in
the
lead
role.