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Sextortion
Friendly chats or cyber traps? The dark side of video calls
Data accessed by DH revealed that 58 sextortion cases have been filed at city police stations from January to October this year, an increase from 45 cases in all of 2022 and 12 in 2021.
11 November 2023, 18:46 IST
Friendly chats or cyber traps? The dark side of video calls
11 November 2023, 18:46 IST
Police nab techie red-handed blackmailing ex with intimate pics
CK Baba, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast), said, 'Women's safety is our top priority and we make all efforts to bail them out of such situations without revealing their identity. We encourage people to reach out to us during these sorts of incidents'.
04 September 2023, 03:16 IST
Police nab techie red-handed blackmailing ex with intimate pics
04 September 2023, 03:16 IST
Sana Khan murder case: Police say she was used as 'honey-trap' in sextortion ring run by husband
Khan's mother on Sunday lodged a complaint with the Nagpur police, alleging that her daughter was forced into joining the sextortion racket by threatening her.
20 August 2023, 17:26 IST
Sana Khan murder case: Police say she was used as 'honey-trap' in sextortion ring run by husband
20 August 2023, 17:26 IST
Trio nabbed for honey-trapping senior citizen in Bengaluru
Introduced to the victim by a friend, one of the accused Annamma sought financial help for her son’s cancer treatment, police said.
15 August 2023, 22:36 IST
Trio nabbed for honey-trapping senior citizen in Bengaluru
15 August 2023, 22:36 IST
Check the rising cases of sextortion
The government should encourage technology companies to develop advanced deep-fake detection tools.
14 August 2023, 21:48 IST
Check the rising cases of sextortion
14 August 2023, 21:48 IST
Bengal man held in Mumbai over sextortion
Abdul Rahman Hasnoor Mandal, a resident of North 24 Parganas, was nabbed by a team of LT Marg police station from Bangaon on the India-Bangladesh border.
21 July 2023, 17:17 IST
Bengal man held in Mumbai over sextortion
21 July 2023, 17:17 IST
Man arrested for pretending to be sextortionist
The woman recorded the call and sent the video to the victim, threatening to release it on social media if he did not pay her, a senior police officer said
01 April 2023, 13:43 IST
Man arrested for pretending to be sextortionist
01 April 2023, 13:43 IST
CBI arrests Delhi man for 'sextorting' US professor
Kumar allegedly lured the victim through Facebook and made her send sexually explicit images during video chats
02 December 2022, 08:49 IST
CBI arrests Delhi man for 'sextorting' US professor
02 December 2022, 08:49 IST
Quirky campaign against sextortion scams
It tells people what to do when ‘Pooja’ calls and she is in deshabille
15 February 2022, 20:22 IST
Quirky campaign against sextortion scams
15 February 2022, 20:22 IST
