Delhi: Two men nabbed for blackmailing lawyer online

NEW DELHI: Two alleged members of Haryana’s Mewat-based gang were arrested for allegedly extorting an advocate in the national capital after trapping him online, police said on Saturday.

The modus operandi of the gang members was to lure persons in Delhi-NCR by sending them friend requests through social media platforms and then chat with them by posing as women, a senior police official said.

The accused have been identified as Arsad Khan (30) and Mushtaq Khan (39), both residents of Rajasthan, police said.

Both were wanted in a case of online extortion, blackmailing and criminal intimidation through social media platforms, police said.