Delhi Police arrest two for extorting 250+ people

Investigators identified the suspects and traced them to Bharatpur in Rajasthan. A team travelled to the state and arrexted Jahil (25), and Minaj (23), and seized three cellphones. from them.

New Delhi: The police on Friday said they arrested two men from Rajasthan for extorting money from over 250 people after threatening to post “objectionable videos and photographs” of them on social media.

Police arrested the two men from Rajasthan. (Picture for representation only)

Deputy commissioner of police (Rohini) Pranav Tayal said that on July 1, one Bhupendra Kumar filed a complaint alleging that he was being threatened into paying ₹15,000 after befriending a woman, who went by the name Komal Sharma, on a social media platform.

Kumar approached the police and a case was registered at the Begampur police station. The district’s cyber cell was asked to identify and nab the suspects.

Investigators identified the suspects and traced them to Bharatpur in Rajasthan. A team travelled to the state and arrexted Jahil (25), and Minaj (23), and seized three cellphones. from them.

“The two confessed to extorting money from over 250 people. We are trying to verify their claims and identify the victims,” added DCP Tayal