3 weeks ago
Mumbai Grindr Extortion: Govandi Man Held At Knifepoint, 4 Booked
A man in Mumbai used a phone app called Grindr to chat with new people.
Someone on the app asked him to meet in person.
When he went to the meeting place, he was taken inside a nearby house.
Bad people trapped him there and threatened him with a kitchen knife.
They made him take off his clothes and recorded a video of him.
They said they would share the video online unless he paid them 30,000 rupees.
They got his phone passwords and took the money from his bank account.
Three days later, he told the police what happened.
The police are now looking for the four people who did this.
A 31-year-old Govandi man was lured through the dating app Grindr and extorted of Rs 30,000.
The victim was held captive, forced to strip at knifepoint, and recorded in a nude video by the accused.
The accused threatened to circulate the video on social media unless he paid the demanded amount.
Deonar Police booked four accused and registered an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act.
The meeting was arranged near Karbala Masjid in Gautam Nagar, Govandi, at around 8.30 pm on July 30.
- Who
- A 31-year-old man from Shivajinagar, Govandi, who works as a project coordinator in Bandra-Kurla Complex.
- What
- The man was lured via Grindr, held at knifepoint, forced to strip, filmed nude, and extorted of Rs 30,000.
- Where
- Near Karbala Masjid in Gautam Nagar, Govandi, Mumbai, and a nearby house.
- When
- July 30, around 8.30 pm, with the police complaint filed three days later.
- Why
- The accused threatened to circulate the nude video on social media unless the victim paid Rs 30,000.
Key facts
- Victim
- 31-year-old project coordinator from Shivajinagar, Govandi
- App used
- Grindr (downloaded on mother's mobile phone)
- Amount extorted
- Rs 30,000 via Google Pay after forced password disclosure
- Meeting point
- Near Karbala Masjid, Gautam Nagar, Govandi
- Accused booked
- Four, including Naved Shaikh, 'Arun Shinde', and Tabrez
- Police station
- Deonar Police
- Legal provisions
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Information Technology Act










