00:00Bengaluru police have busted an online honey trap gang that was extorting money from youths
00:04by luring them through Telegram. The Aranagar police arrested five accused, including two women,
00:10Sumalatha alias Anjali, Harshini alias Sweetie, and their associates Jagadish, Manjunath and
00:15Lokesh. The gang was caught following a complaint by a software engineer. Police said the accused
00:20contacted victims on Telegram, persuaded them to book girls online, and then blackmailed them
00:25for money. On the 1st of December 2025, the complainant visited an address given by one
00:32woman, where she allegedly snatched rupees 20,000 on his phone and demanded one lakh more. He managed
00:40to escape. Despite the incident, the victim was trapped again on December 20. At a location in
00:46Aranagar, the two women and three men allegedly assaulted him, robbed another rupees 20,000
00:51and tried to kidnap him. His screams alerted locals, who called 112. Police rushed to the spot,
00:58rescued the victim and arrested the accused. A case has been registered and further investigation
01:04is underway.
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