Woman involved in honey-trap extortion arrested

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A model from Mumbai was nabbed by the city police in relation to a honey-trapping case.

News Trail on August 2, had reported about Puttenahalli police busting an extortion racket by arresting three men involved. The police had identified the accused as Yasin, Prakash Balegar and Abdul Khader.

Two more accused, Neha Mehar and her boyfriend, Nadeem, had escaped from the city. Intensifying the probe, the police have now arrested the woman, Neha.

The preliminary investigations have revealed that she is the main accused in the racket. Police explained that Neha got in touch with gullible persons between the age group of 20 to 50 years in Bengaluru through Telegram.

She would lure them to her residence in JP Nagar fifth stage. As soon as they entered her home, she would click some photos with them.

Later, her accomplices, which included Yasin, Prakash, Abdul Khader and Nadeem would barge inside the home and snatch the mobile phone from the victim and note down all the contacts.

They would demand that if they are not paid a certain amount, they would send their private video and photos to all their contacts. Yasin, Prakash and Khader were arrested after one of their victims gathered courage and lodged a police complaint.

The preliminary probe had revealed that the gang had extorted 12 persons so far. The police have launched a hunt for the other accused Nadeem, who is still at large.