Jaipur: Cutting and extortion of Shiv Sena’s MLA from Kurla Assembly Chair Mumbai by Conman from the Sikari Police Station in Bharatpur a few months ago was not an isolated case.
From cheating and extortion of people through promises to sell goods at cheaper prices at OLX, the criminals of the mewat region have now changed their modus operandi and some people throughout the country fall to their tactics.
Now, they invite people randomly for intimate talks and even attract them to send their semi-naked videos by posing as women on the social networking platform.
After the victim fell, they began to squeeze them.
Toi on Friday spoke with police officers in Bharatpur to find out the details related to Conmen activities in areas such as Kaithhead, Nagar, Sikari, Khoh, Jurhera, Pahadi and Kaman.
“We have facilitated police from various countries, including Telangana, Maharashtra, Andra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and others, who came to arrest these people.
Previously, they were cheating and extortion of people through the sale of goods at a cheaper price.
Now, they too In this kind of extortion, “said Devendra Bishnoi, police supervisor, Bharatpur.
Deciphering more about the modus operandi, Bishnoi, said, “They will first send you a friend request on social media by posing as a woman.
After that, they will begin chatting and enturing the person to start intimate talks.
After that they will send some vulgar videos and ask people to send videos half naked or even naked.
That’s how someone becomes a prey and send a video.
After that, Conman will pose as a police officer and ask for money and will threaten if money will not be paid, they will make a public video .
“” We call it Sextortion which is indeed while talking about sex, “he added.
Bishnii added that more than 100 cases were registered at various police stations, including Kaithhwada, Nagar, Sikari, Khoh, Jurhedra, Pahadi and Kaman who also included extortion by selling goods on OLX.
“We have signs in Bharatpur and other areas that ask and urge people not to get an attraction with OLX advertising that promises things at cheaper prices.
Also, we have published appeal to the public not to pamper themselves to social media To some extent without knowing someone, you begin to agree to friendship requests and then enter intimate talks, “added business.
Senior police officers who investigated the various cases stated that these people first visited the profile of people on social media and after noting that someone was an IT engineer, manager and had a good social profile, they began sending this friend’s request.