Archive · 18 Jul 2025
Sextortion Racket Busted: Four Arrested in Delhi
Imagine some bad guys who tricked people on dating apps.
They'd pretend to be someone else and get people to do things on video calls.
Then, they'd secretly record those calls and threaten to share them unless they got money.
They blackmailed a person in Delhi for Rs 35,000.
Luckily, the person told the police.
The police caught the main leader and three others who were involved.
These people used fake accounts and multiple phones.
They had a lot more videos of others, too.
The police found the leader in a different city and arrested him, too!
Delhi police arrested four individuals, including the kingpin, in connection to a sextortion racket.
The accused used fake profiles on dating apps to lure victims into obscene video calls.
Victims were secretly recorded during the calls and blackmailed with the threat of the video's distribution.
The fraudsters extorted a Delhi resident for Rs 35,000 after blackmailing him with a video.
The investigation led to arrests in Delhi and Mewat, Rajasthan, where the kingpin was apprehended.
- Who
- Armaan Khan (kingpin), Mangal Singh, Shyam Singh, and Aasid Khan were arrested.
- What
- Delhi police arrested four individuals involved in a sextortion racket.
- When
- The arrests were made after a victim reported the crime to the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.
- Where
- The arrests took place in Delhi and Mewat, Rajasthan.
- Why
- The individuals were arrested for running a sextortion racket involving blackmail and financial extortion.
- Kingpin
- Armaan Khan
- Victim Location
- Delhi
- Extorted Amount
- Rs 35,000
- Modus Operandi
- Using fake profiles on dating apps, recording obscene video calls and blackmail.
- Arrest Locations
- Delhi, Mewat (Rajasthan)
- Other Accused
- Mangal Singh, Shyam Singh, Aasid Khan