Mumbai Crime: Jeweller blackmailed with sex video; robbed of ornaments, cash

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Two women were recently arrested for allegedly laying a honey trap and extorting money from a Vasai jeweller.

As per a report in The Times of India, the jeweller Durgasingh Rajput, came in contact with the main accused Prajakta Patil when she came to his showroom to mortgage her ornaments. Patil then invited Rajput to her house on February 3. They got intimate and when he was about to leave, two men and a woman, Jyoti Upadhyaya, who were hiding in another room held him captive. They showed Rajput a recorded video of his sexual act with Patil and also assaulted him.

They then robbed him of his ornaments and cash and forced him to pay them Rs 4,500 online. They also threatened to upload the video and share it with the victim's family.

For the next two days, the accused repeatedly called him and demanded more money.

On Saturday, Rajput approached the Valiv police. A case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 394 (causing hurt during robbery), 364 (a) (kidnapping), 384 and 385 (extortion) was registered against the four accused. The cops managed to nab the women from their homes, but the men managed to escape. The women have been remanded to police custody.