Girl among 3 held for honey-trap, extortion
Force Sunny Enclave resident to withdraw Rs 7.66L; flee with laptop, phone
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The police have arrested three members of a gang for extorting Rs 7.66 lakh from a Sunny Enclave youth by honey-trapping him. Those arrested have been identified as Barnala natives Dharminder and Arshdeep, who are currently residing in Zirakpur, and Pooja Taneja, a Karnal native.
Complainant Aditya Nandan stated that an unidentified female caller approached him on the pretext of friendship and came to meet him. After sometime, she called three youths to the room and started threatening Aditya. The trio coerced him to withdraw Rs 7.66 lakh through his credit card and fled with his laptop, mobile phone and some valuables.
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The suspects reportedly bought three iPhones by using Aditya’s credit card.
The police have arrested three persons, including the girl, while one suspect is at large. “The phone and laptop of the victim has been recovered, along with three phones bought through the credit card,” the police said.
A case under Sections 308 (2), 127 (2), 351 (2) and 3(5) of the BNS has been registered at the Cyber Crime police station, Phase 7.
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