Archive · 17 Dec 2025
Meerut Honeytrap Racket Busted: Four Arrested
In Meerut, a man named Arun was tricked by a woman named Amreen during a video call.
She secretly recorded the call and threatened to share it online unless he paid her money.
Arun gave her ₹1.07 lakh and a gold chain, but the demands kept increasing.
He was later taken to a house where more people threatened him and asked for more money.
Scared, Arun went to the police, who arrested all four people involved.
The police found cash, the gold chain, and phones used in the crime.
The case is still being investigated to see if others were also targeted.
Meerut police busted a honeytrap and extortion racket in the Lisari Gate area.
Four people, including two women, were arrested for blackmailing a cloth trader named Arun.
The accused extorted ₹1.07 lakh and a gold chain from Arun by threatening to release private videos.
Arun was further threatened with death and asked for ₹5 lakh as 'protection money'.
Police recovered ₹35,000, a gold chain, and four mobile phones during the raid.
- Who
- Arun, a cloth trader, was the victim; Amreen, Shamima, Atiq, and Aftab were the accused.
- What
- An organized honeytrap and extortion racket was busted by the Meerut police.
- When
- The FIR was filed on 14th December.
- Where
- The incident occurred in the Lisari Gate area of Meerut.
- Why
- The accused targeted Arun to extort money and valuables by threatening to release private videos.
- Victim
- Arun, a cloth trader from Prahlad Nagar, Meerut
- Accused
- Amreen, Shamima, Atiq, and Aftab
- Amount Extorted
- ₹1.07 lakh in cash and a 10-gram gold chain
- Additional Demands
- ₹5 lakh as 'protection money'
- Recovered Items
- ₹35,000 in cash, a gold chain, and four mobile phones
- FIR Date
- 14th December
- Investigating Officer
- Sub-Inspector Sumit Kumar