Honeytrap gang arrested in Udham Singh Nagar for extortion | Dehradun news

Rudrapur: A honey trap gang that extorted money from victims blackmail and intimidation was captured Udham Singh Nagarand two participants were arrested on Saturday.
The alleged ringleader, Damianti alias Gauri Verma of Kichi and her accomplice Ajay Gupta of Rampura, Rudrapur, were arrested by a joint team of Combating human trafficking Unit and city police.
SSP Manikant Mishra said, “The suspects targeted vulnerable individuals by luring them into compromising situations and subsequently blackmailing them for large sums of money.” He added that the duo has been charged under several sections of the BNS, including section 115(2) (abetment of an offense punishable by imprisonment), section 127(2) (extortion in criminal conspiracy), section 308(2) (attempt to committing a crime). culpable homicide) and section 351(2) (use of criminal force).
The crackdown followed a complaint filed by Satnam Singh, a retired teacher from Kashipur, who alleged that he was trapped on October 21 by Damianthi and her accomplices — Ajay Gupta and Vivek Batla, who posed as high court advocates. scheme of the honey trap. Singh said he was forced at knifepoint, forced to strip and demanded Rs 3.6 lakh, which was transferred from his bank account. He also alleged that he was physically assaulted, had his cell phone stolen and suffered serious mental trauma that required hospitalization and surgery.
Following the complaint, the SSP directed Inspector Jeeto Kamboj, head of the anti-trafficking unit, to investigate, following which an FIR was registered. “The operation uncovered a gang that allegedly targeted more than 12 victims. Efforts are on to nab the third suspect,” Mishra added.