Delhi Police arrests four for sextortion and blackmail in Shahdara

New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested four individuals allegedly involved in a sextortion racket that targeted a resident of Shahdara 's Bhagwanpur Khera area.

According to police, a complaint was received through the NCRP portal on June 12, alleging that the victim was contacted via a dating app. A senior police officer said, "He was later video-called, during which a pre-recorded obscene video was played. The complainant alleged that he was manipulated into getting nude, and the call was recorded. The accused then allegedly used the video to blackmail him, extorting Rs 35,000."

An FIR was registered at Cyber Police Station, Shahdara, under Sections 318 (cheating), 308 (extortion), and 351 (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). A dedicated police team was formed to investigate the case.

DCP (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said, "Through technical surveillance and analysis of the money trail, the suspects were traced to the Mewat region in Rajasthan. The first raid was conducted in Delhi, where two suspects — Mangal Singh (31), the alleged holder of the bank account where the extorted money was transferred, and his associate Shyam Singh (21) — were arrested."

Further investigation led to the arrest of the alleged mastermind, Armaan Khan (21), from Mewat. "He confessed to orchestrating the blackmailing scheme using obscene video calls to extort money. Armaan revealed that he received a UPI scanner from his associate Aasid Khan (37), also a resident of Mewat, who was subsequently arrested," said DCP Gautam.

Police said the accused would contact victims using fake or misleading profiles on dating apps, lure them into explicit conversations, and record compromising videos for extortion.

A total of seven mobile phones and six SIM cards have been recovered from the accused.

New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested four individuals allegedly involved in a sextortion racket that targeted a resident of Shahdara's Bhagwanpur Khera area.

According to police, a complaint was received through the NCRP portal on June 12, alleging that the victim was contacted via a dating app. A senior police officer said, "He was later video-called, during which a pre-recorded obscene video was played. The complainant alleged that he was manipulated into getting nude, and the call was recorded. The accused then allegedly used the video to blackmail him, extorting Rs 35,000."

An FIR was registered at Cyber Police Station, Shahdara, under Sections 318 (cheating), 308 (extortion), and 351 (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). A dedicated police team was formed to investigate the case.

DCP (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said, "Through technical surveillance and analysis of the money trail, the suspects were traced to the Mewat region in Rajasthan. The first raid was conducted in Delhi, where two suspects — Mangal Singh (31), the alleged holder of the bank account where the extorted money was transferred, and his associate Shyam Singh (21) — were arrested."

Further investigation led to the arrest of the alleged mastermind, Armaan Khan (21), from Mewat. "He confessed to orchestrating the blackmailing scheme using obscene video calls to extort money. Armaan revealed that he received a UPI scanner from his associate Aasid Khan (37), also a resident of Mewat, who was subsequently arrested," said DCP Gautam.

Police said the accused would contact victims using fake or misleading profiles on dating apps, lure them into explicit conversations, and record compromising videos for extortion.

A total of seven mobile phones and six SIM cards have been recovered from the accused.