The Dindoshi police have registered another case against the gang allegedly involved in luring youth into sexual encounters through social media and dating apps. In the recent case, a 19-year-old student resident of Panvel got duped by them on January 8. A female member of the gang contacted the victim through a dating app and lured him near Oberoi Mall by offering money in exchange for sex.

The victim travelled to Goregaon East and met the woman in a car. She later falsely accused him of running a sex racket and threatened to expose him and her male companion through the media. Subsequently, another gang member arrived, pretending to be a police officer, and threatened to register a case against the victim and arrest him. The trio then extorted Rs 6,000 in cash and a gold chain worth R40,000 from the victim. Realising he had been conned, the victim approached the Dindoshi police station and filed a complaint on Saturday.