Sextortion instances are on rise today. Many instances, the place males fall prey to fraud on-line video calls, and find yourself dropping lakhs, have surfaced up to now few months. Days in the past, a Gurugram man was extorted lakhs of rupees after he contacted a ‘male pal’ on a homosexual relationship web site and went to fulfill him in Gurgaon. Today, one other case, the place a person was given a video name by a lady, has come to gentle.
A 39-year-old man from Maharashtra’s Thane metropolis working as a company guide has allegedly misplaced Rs 6.50 lakh after being lured by a lady on a video name, police mentioned on Wednesday.
Whatsapp Video Call
As per the sufferer’s criticism, he obtained a WhatsApp video name from a quantity on March 17, 2023, the place a lady spoke to him. In the midst of the decision, she instantly undressed herself following which the person instantly disconnected the decision, an official from Kasarwadavali police station mentioned. After a while, the person obtained a video of the lady and a few display photographs whereby he was seen conversing along with her. He then instantly deleted the contents.
Extortion Call From ‘Commissioner’
The subsequent day, the person obtained a name from an unknown quantity whereby the caller posed because the police commissioner of Delhi, the official mentioned quoting the criticism. The caller knowledgeable the person {that a} girl was operating a intercourse racket and the police whereas making efforts to arrest her got here throughout the person’s video which was about to be uploaded on social media.
The caller requested the person to contact an individual referred by him if he wished to cease the video from being uploaded on social media, the official mentioned.
When the person known as that individual, he allegedly demanded Rs 50,000 from him. The artificial the cost out of the worry of being defamed, the official mentioned.
Later, totally different individuals known as the person between March 18 and 25 and allegedly extorted a complete of Rs 6.50 lakh from him, he mentioned.
Delhi Gay Sextortion Case
According to the police, a brand new modus operandi had lately come to their discover. The perpetrators create faux profiles on the `Grindr` app and interact in pleasant chats with their victims. The accused entice the victims to take part in sexual actions and invite them to particular places. Once the victims are in compromising positions, the co-accused forcefully enter the premises. They proceed to create a nude video of the sufferer after which threaten to share it together with his family and friends members.
Due to the worry of social stigma, the victims succumb to the calls for of the accused and switch cash into the accounts offered by them. “In the first incident, the complainant informed the police that he had encountered an individual named Rahul on the social media app `Grindr`. Rahul enticed the victim to meet him at Vinobapuri Metro Station on April 24. Upon reaching the metro station, Rahul guided the complainant to a room located in the Sriniwaspuri area, where the trap had already been set,” mentioned Rajesh Deo, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Once contained in the room and engaged in dialog, two people abruptly stormed in and started recording a video of the complainant.
