Police have registered a case against a woman from Thane for allegedly honey-trapping a 53-year-old retired Army major and extorting Rs 20 lakh by threatening to implicate him in false criminal cases, officials said on Thursday.

The complainant, a doctor currently residing in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, alleged that he was blackmailed by the accused over a period of nearly two years, between April 2024 and May 2026. The case has been registered at Kapurbawdi Police Station based on his complaint.