A 50-year-old businessman from Goregaon, Mumbai, was allegedly extorted of around Rs 1.2 lakh after befriending an unknown woman on social media, with whom he shared his mobile number. During a video call, the woman reportedly undressed and disconnected immediately after.
According to information received from Mumbai Police, the complainant accepted a friend request from a woman on Facebook in October, following which they began chatting and eventually exchanged mobile numbers.
As per the businessman’s complaint, when he was in Nashik with his family, the woman video-called him and allegedly stripped on camera, leaving him shocked. He immediately disconnected the call.
However, last month, the complainant received the same video on WhatsApp where his face was shown alongside the woman. The accused then allegedly threatened to make the video viral and demanded money. Fearing defamation, the man first paid Rs 15,000 and later transferred a total of Rs 1.2 lakh to multiple accounts after receiving calls from various numbers till December 4.
The businessman also claimed that some other callers posed as personnel from Delhi Police and demanded money from him. However, as the extortion continued, he eventually lodged a complaint at Bangur Nagar Police Station.
“A case has been registered under relevant sections of the BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita), and efforts are underway to trace the accused through bank account and mobile number details”, said an officer from Bangur Nagar Police Station.
