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Three more arrested over former MLA's brother Mumtaz Ali's death

Mumtaz Ali went missing on October 6 and his body was found in the Phalguni river on October 7. The family of the deceased and police suspect that Ali was a victim of sextortion.

09 October 2024, 12:28 IST

Three more arrested over former MLA's brother Mumtaz Ali's death

Three more arrested over former MLA's brother Mumtaz Ali's death

Three more arrested over former MLA's brother Mumtaz Ali's death

09 October 2024, 12:28 IST

Hyderabad cops arrest sextortion fraudster from Bengaluru who posed as a woman & lured men

The accused, identified as Riddh Bedi, 26, a resident of Brookefield, Bengaluru, was apprehended by the police for his involvement in a well-organized fraud scheme using dating websites to lure victims into compromising situations and extort money.

19 September 2024, 17:05 IST

Hyderabad cops arrest sextortion fraudster from Bengaluru who posed as a woman & lured men

Hyderabad cops arrest sextortion fraudster from Bengaluru who posed as a woman & lured men

Hyderabad cops arrest sextortion fraudster from Bengaluru who posed as a woman & lured men

19 September 2024, 17:05 IST

Senior staffer of private bank falls prey to sextortion, loses Rs 2.5 lakh; case registered

The complainant lost the money in the early hours of Thursday (August 15) when he was at his home in Mumbai’s Prabhadevi area.

19 August 2024, 16:40 IST

Senior staffer of private bank falls prey to sextortion, loses Rs 2.5 lakh; case registered

Senior staffer of private bank falls prey to sextortion, loses Rs 2.5 lakh; case registered

Senior staffer of private bank falls prey to sextortion, loses Rs 2.5 lakh; case registered

19 August 2024, 16:40 IST

Friendly chats or cyber traps? The dark side of video calls

Data accessed by DH revealed that 58 sextortion cases have been filed at city police stations from January to October this year, an increase from 45 cases in all of 2022 and 12 in 2021.

11 November 2023, 18:46 IST

Friendly chats or cyber traps? The dark side of video calls

Friendly chats or cyber traps? The dark side of video calls

Friendly chats or cyber traps? The dark side of video calls

11 November 2023, 18:46 IST

Police nab techie red-handed blackmailing ex with intimate pics

CK Baba, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast), said, 'Women's safety is our top priority and we make all efforts to bail them out of such situations without revealing their identity. We encourage people to reach out to us during these sorts of incidents'.

04 September 2023, 03:16 IST

Police nab techie red-handed blackmailing ex with intimate pics

Police nab techie red-handed blackmailing ex with intimate pics

Police nab techie red-handed blackmailing ex with intimate pics

04 September 2023, 03:16 IST

Sana Khan murder case: Police say she was used as 'honey-trap' in sextortion ring run by husband

Khan's mother on Sunday lodged a complaint with the Nagpur police, alleging that her daughter was forced into joining the sextortion racket by threatening her.

20 August 2023, 17:26 IST

Sana Khan murder case: Police say she was used as 'honey-trap' in sextortion ring run by husband

Sana Khan murder case: Police say she was used as 'honey-trap' in sextortion ring run by husband

Sana Khan murder case: Police say she was used as 'honey-trap' in sextortion ring run by husband

20 August 2023, 17:26 IST

Trio nabbed for honey-trapping senior citizen in Bengaluru

Introduced to the victim by a friend, one of the accused Annamma sought financial help for her son’s cancer treatment, police said.

15 August 2023, 22:36 IST

Trio nabbed for honey-trapping senior citizen in Bengaluru

Trio nabbed for honey-trapping senior citizen in Bengaluru

Trio nabbed for honey-trapping senior citizen in Bengaluru

15 August 2023, 22:36 IST

Check the rising cases of sextortion

The government should encourage technology companies to develop advanced deep-fake detection tools.

14 August 2023, 21:48 IST

Check the rising cases of sextortion

Check the rising cases of sextortion

Check the rising cases of sextortion

14 August 2023, 21:48 IST

Bengal man held in Mumbai over sextortion

Abdul Rahman Hasnoor Mandal, a resident of North 24 Parganas, was nabbed by a team of LT Marg police station from Bangaon on the India-Bangladesh border.

21 July 2023, 17:17 IST

Sextortion: Bengal man held in Mumbai for morphing woman's photograph, sending it to her husband to extort money

Sextortion: Bengal man held in Mumbai for morphing woman's photograph, sending it to her husband to extort money

Bengal man held in Mumbai over sextortion

21 July 2023, 17:17 IST

Man arrested for pretending to be sextortionist

The woman recorded the call and sent the video to the victim, threatening to release it on social media if he did not pay her, a senior police officer said

01 April 2023, 13:43 IST

Man arrested for blackmailing friend by pretending to be sextortionist

Man arrested for blackmailing friend by pretending to be sextortionist

Man arrested for pretending to be sextortionist

01 April 2023, 13:43 IST