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Cybercrime and extortion incidents in Gwalior

Overview

Authorities in Gwalior have addressed separate incidents involving digital harassment, recording of obscene content, and extortion.

In one case, police arrested a 40-year-old man after discovering over 50 objectionable videos of women on his mobile phone. The suspect reportedly used social media to target widows, divorcees, and unmarried women, using screen-recording applications during video calls and spy cameras to capture content. Victims included professionals such as doctors and police officers across Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

In a separate incident, the Gwalior Crime Branch arrested two men following a honeytrap and extortion scheme. A victim was lured via a dating app to a hotel, where five men posing as Crime Branch officers held him hostage and filmed obscene videos. The group used the footage to blackmail the victim and a friend, extorting approximately 2.08 lakh rupees through various payment methods.

Entities

Hotel Golden Leaf · Gwalior Police · Sonu Gurjar · Haribhan · Yogesh Gupta

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Gwalior police arrest two in dating app honeytrap and extortion case

    Police in Gwalior arrested two men for a honeytrap scheme where a man was held hostage at a hotel and extorted for 1.38 lakh rupees using obscene videos and threats of impersonating police officers.

  2. [CRIME] 3 sources
    Gwalior man arrested for recording objectionable videos of women

    Gwalior police arrested Yogesh Gupta after discovering over 50 objectionable videos of women on his phone, recorded via social media video calls and spy cameras.

Sources

avnews.in · hindi.news18.com · prabhatkhabar.com · punjabkesari.com