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Gurugram Woman Arrested Over Alleged Dating-App Blackmail and Extortion
Police in Gurugram say a man reported being threatened by a woman he met on a dating app.
He told police they had met about three years earlier.
Police allege the woman demanded money and threatened to accuse him of rape and harm his family.
They say she had received around Rs 90 lakh from him.
The man agreed to meet her at a coffee house and hand over Rs 50,000.
Police say they watched the meeting and arrested her after she accepted the cash.
Officers recovered the money, according to their account.
Police also said they froze around Rs 95 lakh in her bank account.
The allegations are being investigated and further proceedings are underway.
Police said a woman was arrested in Gurugram over alleged blackmail of a man she met on a dating app.
The complainant said he met Suryadita Das about three years ago.
Police allege she threatened to accuse him of rape and harm his family unless he paid her.
Police said she had allegedly obtained around Rs 90 lakh and was still demanding more money.
Officers arrested her after she allegedly accepted Rs 50,000 at a coffee house; police said they froze around Rs 95 lakh in her bank account.
- Who
- Suryadita Das, 24, was arrested; the complainant is a man she reportedly met on a dating app.
- What
- Police allege she blackmailed him, obtained around Rs 90 lakh and was arrested after accepting Rs 50,000.
- Where
- A coffee house on Sohna Road in Sector 47, Gurugram.
- When
- The reported arrest took place on Sunday; the report was dated October 6.
- Why
- Police allege she demanded money while threatening to implicate the man in a false rape case and harm his family.
Police allegations
Accused's response
Alleged blackmail and extortion
Police allegations
Police say the woman threatened the complainant and obtained around Rs 90 lakh from him.
Accused's response
The report does not provide a response from the accused woman.
Threats and arrest
Police allegations
Police say she threatened a false rape accusation and harm to the complainant's family, and arrested her after she accepted Rs 50,000.
Accused's response
The report does not include the accused woman's account of the threats or arrest.
Key facts
- Accused
- Suryadita Das, 24, according to police
- Complainant's account
- He said he met Das on a dating app around three years ago.
- Alleged amount obtained
- Around Rs 90 lakh
- Cash at arrest
- Rs 50,000, which police said they recovered
- Bank funds
- Police said around Rs 95 lakh in Das's bank account had been frozen.
- Police station
- An FIR was registered at Sadar police station.
- Police official quoted
- Naveen Sharma, ACP (crime), Gurugram
Quotes
Naveen Sharma
ACP (crime), Gurugram Police
“Investigation revealed that the accused woman developed a relationship with the complainant and later started blackmailing him and continuously demanding money. She had taken around Rs 90 lakh from the complainant by blackmailing and was still demanding lakhs of rupees from him”
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