Five members of "sextortion" gang held in Delhi

Delhi | Wednesday | 27th October, 2021

Summary:

New Delhi, Oct 26 (PTI) The Delhi Police has arrested five members, including three women, of a gang for allegedly extorting money from their targets after filming them in compromising positions, officials said on Tuesday.

The arrests were made in Dabri area in southwest part of the city based on a businessman"s complaint lodged on Saturday, police said.

The businessman said he had received a call from a woman regarding the purchase of a plyboard.

On Thursday, when he reached Mata Chanan Devi Hospital in Janakpuri, he received a WhatsApp call from her.

After five minutes she came on an e-rickshaw and took him to a house.

She gave him a glass of water and after drinking it, he became unconscious, a senior police officer said.