At the least 50 senior professionals, including CEOs, of organizations situated in the National Capital Region (NCR) had been among 150 individuals who dropped target over 3 months to racketeers whom befriended them on Grindr — a social network software for homosexual, bisexual and transgender people — and blackmailed these with intimate images, based on senior Gurugram cops.

People in the racket presumably contacted their goals through the application, and, after befriending them, arranged dates on remote stretches for the Western Peripheral Expressway and Southern Peripheral path in Gurugram.

The victims were ambushed in their cars while meeting their dates by the gang members, photographed in the nude, beaten up, and robbed of their belongings, the officers said in most cases.

Police said that the racket run by six men ended up being busted in after a decoy was sent to meet one of the members on Southern Peripheral Road following a complaint by a victim november. Four associated with six guys had been arrested at that moment and two continue to be most importantly, the authorities stated.

Police commissioner Muhammad Akil stated they usually have tracked straight down at the least 80 regarding the 150 victims within the last few 90 days in addition to research remains on.

“Around 50 professionals of top companies that are multinational Delhi-NCR have already been duped and robbed by them. The victims, fearing social stigma, aren't prepared to just just simply take appropriate action up against the suspects and possess refused in the future ahead and record the police to their statements.