Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Police Arrest AMU Student in Dating-App Blackmail Case
A 19-year-old man told police that he was attacked in an AMU hostel room.
He said someone recorded an inappropriate video of him.
He also said the video was later used to threaten him for money.
Police arrested a third-year BBA student.
Investigators believe the student may have been connected to a group.
The group allegedly met young men through dating and location-based apps.
The men were reportedly invited to a hostel room and recorded there.
Police said videos involving 10 other young men were found on the student’s phone, and two cases have been filed.
A 19-year-old youth alleged he was assaulted inside an AMU hostel room and blackmailed with an objectionable video.
Police arrested a third-year Bachelor of Business Administration student in connection with the allegations.
Investigators said the student was allegedly part of a gang targeting young men through dating and geolocation-based apps.
The alleged victims were invited to a hostel room, where videos were reportedly recorded for blackmail and monetary demands.
Police said they found objectionable videos involving 10 other young men on the arrested student’s phone, and two FIRs have been registered.
- Who
- A 19-year-old complainant, an arrested third-year BBA student, and other young men identified by police as possible victims.
- What
- Police allege that a gang lured young men through dating and geolocation-based apps, recorded them in an AMU hostel room, and blackmailed them for money.
- When
- The article does not specify when the alleged incidents or arrests occurred.
- Where
- Inside a hostel room at Aligarh Muslim University in Aligarh.
- Why
- Police allege the videos were recorded to blackmail the young men for money.
- Arrested person
- A third-year Bachelor of Business Administration student at Aligarh Muslim University
- Initial complainant
- A 19-year-old youth
- Alleged method
- Contact through dating and geolocation-based apps, followed by an invitation to a hostel room
- Alleged crime
- Recording objectionable videos and using them to blackmail victims for money
- Additional videos
- Police said videos involving 10 other young men were found on the arrested student’s mobile phone
- Police cases
- Two FIRs have been registered
- Investigation trigger
- A second youth approached police with similar allegations