India, Oct. 19 -- A 22-year-old resident of Thane was recently baited on a gay dating app by a 20-year-old man who, with his friends, allegedly trapped the victim in an isolated place in Mulund and robbed him. The Navghar police have registered a case and arrested three individuals on Tuesday. Two of their accomplices are still at large, said police.

The complainant resides in Vasind in Shahapur, Thane. He met the accused, who identified himself as Rahul, on Grindr. After chatting for a while, Rahul called him to the Mulund station on Wednesday evening. "He then took the victim to a dilapidated building near the Industrial Training Institute to spend some time talking in isolation," said a police officer from Navghar police station.

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