Police have arrested four women and one man for allegedly <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-honeytrap-gang-busted-two-women-held-for-drugging-robbing-bank-manager-in-gorai-23625274" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">honey-trapping a man</a> and attempting to extort Rs 1 lakh from him in Maharashtra's Nanded district, reported the PTI.
According to police, the incident took place on July 31, when a woman allegedly contacted the victim, claiming she needed a driver, and asked him to come to Belanagar.
Police said that after the man arrived, he was taken to a house where the accused allegedly photographed and filmed him in a compromising situation.
The accused then allegedly threatened to upload the images and videos on social media unless he paid Rs 1 lakh.
They also allegedly snatched his gold ring, valued at around Rs 1.2 lakh, before fleeing the scene, the news agency reported.
<h2>Five accused arrested within hours</h2>
The victim reported the incident to Bhagyanagar Police, who <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-kidnapping-case-six-month-old-baby-kidnapped-from-kurla-cops-rescue-child-in-4-hours-suspect-held-23642849" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">launched an investigation</a>.
Police said all five accused were arrested within a few hours of the complaint being lodged.
<h2>Vehicles, phones and gold ring seized</h2>
During the operation, police seized two scooters, one autorickshaw, four mobile phones allegedly used in the crime &nbsp;and the stolen gold ring, according to the PTI.
The recovered items are expected to form part of the ongoing investigation.
Investigators are examining whether the accused were involved in other honey-trap and extortion cases targeting additional victims.
Police have urged the public not to give in to <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-crime-gang-of-four-attempts-to-blackmail-doctor-for-rs-15-lakh-in-jogeshwari-23630170" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">threats involving social media blackmail</a> and advised anyone facing similar situations to immediately approach the nearest police station or call the emergency helpline 112.
<h2>Influencer alleges Rs 15 lakh extortion bid over private video</h2>
Meanwhile, in an another incident in June, the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-dongri-police-book-five-after-mumbai-influencer-alleges-rs-15-lakh-extortion-over-private-video-23636207" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Dongri police in Mumbai</a> had booked five persons for allegedly attempting to extort Rs 15 lakh from a social media influencer by threatening to leak a private video and later uploading it on Instagram when he refused to pay.
According to the police, the influencer, who has over 160,000 followers on Instagram, was approached by two men in May near Masjid Bunder. The duo allegedly claimed they had access to a private video featuring him and demanded Rs 15 lakh, warning that the clip would be made viral if he failed to pay. The influencer, however, refused to give in to the demand.
(with PTI inputs)

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According to police, the incident took place on July 31, when a woman allegedly contacted the victim, claiming she needed a driver, and asked him to come to Belanagar

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