Agra police arrested 2 women for fake rape and extortion

The Itimad-ud-Daula police in Agra have arrested two women from a gang involved in kidnapping men on trumped-up charges of sexual harassment and extorting money from their families. Two more women from the group remain at large, criminal proceedings have been opened against them at the same police station.

According to Hemant Kumar, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in Agra’s Chatta district, a woman from Firozabad lodged a complaint with the Itimad-ud-Daula police station on October 10, alleging that Ajay Kumar, a local resident, had sexually harassed her. after she drank an intoxicating drink when she came to Agra in search of work.

Ajay was arrested and produced before the court before being sent to jail. However, further investigation revealed that the alleged victim and her accomplices were extorting ₹15 lakhs from Ajay’s family to drop the case. The police discovered a gang of four women who were involved in initiating fake cases to extort money from the families of the accused.

The investigation also revealed that the woman posing as the victim had a fake Aadhaar card and her real name was Sania Parveen. Jyoti, Tanu and Manisha were identified as her accomplices. Sania Parveen and Jyoti are arrested while Tanu and Manisha are at large.

A case has been registered against all the four women at the Itimad-ud-Daula police station in Agra.