Delhi police bust gang of extortioners

With the arrest of three persons, including a woman, Delhi Police today claimed to have busted a gang which used to extort money from gullible persons after honey trapping them through their female members on social media.
The accused identified as Gaurav Kumar alias Rahul, his girlfriend and associate Rohit alias Monty were arrested by the staff of south district police.
Rs 1,65,000 and a car used in crime were also recovered from them.
One complainant visited Vasant Kunj and reported that on April 7 his friend Varun Gandhi from Jalandhar came to Delhi and left to meet one woman with whom he came in contact through the social media.

On April 8 around 3 AM, the complainant received a call from his friend, who said that he was illegally detained by some unknown persons in the woman's flat in Dwarka here. They were demanding Rs 5 lakh for his safe release and threatened to kill him otherwise.
"Later on, the complainant received a call on his mobile wherein the caller threatened and demanded Rs 5 lakh and asked to deliver the same at IFFCO Chowk, Gurgaon for the safe release of his friend.

"Based on the complainant's statement, a case was registered and investigation was taken up," said DCP (South) Prem Nath.

A plain-clothes police party along with the complainant reached the negotiated location in Gurgaon in a private vehicle.
When the complainant contacted the accused, they asked him to come at Shiv Murti on NH-8 in Delhi.
"Thereafter, the accused asked the complainant to meet at foot over bridge, NH-8, Dhaula Kuan.
The police team along with the complainant immediately reached the spot and apprehended Gaurav Kumar and his girlfriend," he added.
After their arrest, their associates released the complainant's friend from Dwarka and escaped.
During interrogation, it came to the fore that Gaurav Kumar along with his girlfriend used to extort money from innocent persons by laying honey traps in association with their female group.

He disclosed that on April 7, his girlfriend called the victim to come to her flat in Dwarka on the pretext of meeting him.
When he reached the flat, other members caught him and threatened to implicate him in a rape case.
His girlfriend finalised a deal and asked him to arrange for Rs 5 lakh for safe release.