Archive · 11 Dec 2025
Toll Staff Booked for Extortion via Intimate Video
Four workers at a toll booth on the Purvanchal Expressway in India were removed from their jobs and arrested.
They are accused of using cameras to record a private video of a newly-wed couple and then sharing it online to try and get money from them.
The police and higher-ups are taking this very seriously and have promised to catch all the people involved.
Three of the workers are in police custody, and they are still looking for the fourth one.
Four toll plaza employees were removed from service and booked for circulating an intimate video of a newly-wed couple.
The employees allegedly used expressway cameras to record the video and then extort the couple.
The case was registered at Haliyapur police station based on a complaint by Sub-Inspector Raffan Khan.
Senior officials, including IG Praveen Kumar and Sultanpur SP Kunwar Anupam Singh, reviewed the case and ordered strict action.
Three employees are in custody, while the fourth is still being sought by the police.
- Who
- Four toll plaza employees and a newly-wed couple
- What
- Circulation of an intimate video and extortion attempt
- When
- Recently, with police action taken on Wednesday
- Where
- Haliyapur toll plaza on the Purvanchal Expressway
- Why
- To extort money from the newly-wed couple
- Number of Accused
- 4
- Positions of Accused
- Traffic Manager, System Technician, System Engineer, and one other employee
- Location of Incident
- Haliyapur toll plaza, Purvanchal Expressway
- Action Taken
- Removed from service, booked for blackmail and extortion
- Current Status
- Three in custody, one still at large