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Five Arrested in Alleged Instagram Extortion Trap in Assam
A bank manager told police that he met a woman on Instagram and visited her in Jorhat.
He said that while they were in a rented house, several men came in and filmed him.
The men allegedly threatened to share the video with his family and online.
Police said he paid them Rs 3 lakh.
The group allegedly asked him for another Rs 5 lakh.
He went to the police after receiving repeated threats.
Police arrested three men and two women in connection with the case.
The suspects are accused, and the case is being investigated.
Police in Jorhat district, Assam, arrested three men and two women over an alleged honey-trapping and extortion racket.
A private bank manager from Tinsukia said he met a woman through Instagram and went to Jorhat on August 14.
The complainant said men entered the rented house, filmed him and threatened to share the video with his family and on social media.
Police said the manager paid the suspects Rs 3 lakh, after which they allegedly demanded another Rs 5 lakh.
Police identified Moromi Das Neog as the alleged mastermind; two of the arrested men were sent to judicial custody.
- Who
- A private bank manager from Tinsukia filed the complaint; police arrested three men and two women in connection with it.
- What
- Police are investigating alleged honey-trapping and extortion involving threats to share a video.
- Where
- The alleged incident took place at a rented house in the Seoni Ali area of Jorhat district, Assam.
- When
- The manager said he visited Jorhat on August 14; he filed his complaint on October 2.
- Why
- Police suspect the gang targeted financially well-off people, including businesspeople, to extort money.
Key facts
- Arrests
- Three men and two women
- Complainant
- A private bank manager from Tinsukia
- Social media contact
- The manager said he met the woman through Instagram in July
- Alleged incident
- August 14, at a rented house in Seoni Ali, Jorhat
- Amount paid
- Rs 3 lakh, according to police sources
- Further alleged demand
- Rs 5 lakh
- Complaint date
- October 2
Sources
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