City resident falls prey to sextortion racket, loses Rs 3.85L

A local resident has fallen prey to ‘sextortion’ fraud and lost Rs 3.85 lakh at their hands during the past several months. Following a probe, the police have now registered a case against unknown persons in this connection.

The victim alleged that the woman acolytes of the racket threatened to upload and circulate their sex chat and video on social platform in case he did not cough up the amount.

A resident of Officer Enclave near Guru Nanak Dev University, the victim told the police that he got an anonymous video call on instant messaging app around five months ago. He alleged that before he could understand, the woman accused captured his video while stripping before camera.