Sending Friend Requests As Women, How A Gang Blackmailed Men For Lakhs
NDTV
Investigation into several complaints led police to unearth the module running from Bharatpur in Rajasthan
One accused has been arrested and three suspects identified as the cyber cell of Delhi Police busted a "sextortion" module operating from Rajasthan.
Police have said they had received nine complaints in the matter. K P S Malhotra, DCP of the cyber cell, said one of the complainants had received a friend request on Facebook and the sender asked for his WhatsApp number. Thereafter, the complainant received a vulgar video with his face morphed into it. The sender threatened to upload it on the Internet unless he paid up. Scared, the complainant paid Rs 1,96,000 to the accused.
Police said the mobile phone numbers were issued in Assam and were being used from Bharatpur district in Rajasthan. Further investigation led police to unearth the extortion module running from Bharatpur.
Police chased the money trail through the back accounts the complainant had deposited money in. They have arrested 23-year-old Hakmuddin in this connection and three of his associates allegedly involved in the crime are on the run.
