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Probe is underway, said an official. (Representational) Mumbai: A 26-year-old senior executive of a private bank, who is also the son of a police personnel, coughed up Rs 2.5 lakh after he was caught in sextortion, police said on Monday. The complainant lost the money in the early hours of Thursday (August 15) when he…
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“Sextortion represents a profound violation of privacy and is a significant social menace.” New Delhi: Sextortion is a significant social menace and such cases pose a serious challenge to law enforcement due to their cross-jurisdictional nature, the Delhi High Court has said while refusing to grant anticipatory bail to three accused. Justice Amit Mahajan, in…
The men are from Rajasthan and have targeted people from several states. New Delhi: When a 71-year-old Delhi doctor got a video call at midnight, he assumed it was a patient calling about an emergency, but was surprised to find a woman in a compromising position on the other end. A video of his interaction…
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More than 20,000 Indians are scammed every day through such methods. New Delhi: A retired government employee one day received a WhatsApp video call from an unknown number, and ended up losing Rs 61,000 after accepting the call and falling prey to ‘sextortion’ — a cyber scam where unsuspecting men are approached by women, who…
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