Kanpur News: The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested six persons on Tuesday after busting a 'sextortion' racket that was being operated through a gay dating app in Kanpur, claimed officials.
Lakhan Singh Yadav, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) said that the accused created fake profiles on the dating app called 'Blued'.
According to the official, they engaged the victims in polite conversations before taking them out on a date. Later, they would get involved in sexual activity and film naked videos of them.
Then, under threat of posting the footage online, they would rob them of their possessions and use their phones to transfer money from their bank accounts to their own, according to the officer.
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In a telephonic conversation with the news agency PTI, Mr. Yadav claimed that one of the victims went to the police and complained that someone had made a nude film of him and was using it as a kind of blackmail.
Following this, a case was registered at the Kalyanpur police station and an investigation was carried out that helped in busting the racket and nab the accused, said police.
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