<p>The city police arrested a five-member gang, including a BJP leader and a woman, in a honey trap case in the city. </p>.<p>Kuvempunagar police arrested Naveen Neralakuppe, Shivaraju, Harish, Anitha and Viji.</p>.<p>The prime accused Naveen is a BJP worker in Periyapatna taluk and also maintains a good rapport with many leaders, including MLC A H Vishwanath. Naveen had served as Sangolli Rayanna Yuva Garjane district unit president.</p>.<p>According to the police, the gang allegedly honey trapped several high-profile people in parts of the state. The accused were arrested for trapping a BJP leader and a doctor by profession. The accused extorted Rs 31.50 lakh from the victim.</p>.<p>The gang had blackmailed the victim with a video and received ransom from him. The doctor approached the police when the gang demanded for more money and blackmailed him of making the video public, according to the police.</p>.<p>The accused were produced before the court and remanded to judicial custody.</p>
<p>The city police arrested a five-member gang, including a BJP leader and a woman, in a honey trap case in the city. </p>.<p>Kuvempunagar police arrested Naveen Neralakuppe, Shivaraju, Harish, Anitha and Viji.</p>.<p>The prime accused Naveen is a BJP worker in Periyapatna taluk and also maintains a good rapport with many leaders, including MLC A H Vishwanath. Naveen had served as Sangolli Rayanna Yuva Garjane district unit president.</p>.<p>According to the police, the gang allegedly honey trapped several high-profile people in parts of the state. The accused were arrested for trapping a BJP leader and a doctor by profession. The accused extorted Rs 31.50 lakh from the victim.</p>.<p>The gang had blackmailed the victim with a video and received ransom from him. The doctor approached the police when the gang demanded for more money and blackmailed him of making the video public, according to the police.</p>.<p>The accused were produced before the court and remanded to judicial custody.</p>
