India, Nov. 9 -- A 47-year-old software professional from Bengaluru was allegedly duped of Rs.1.56 lakh by a woman pretending to be a police officer inside a hotel room in Koramangala. The victim, who works with a multinational company, filed a complaint with the South-East Cyber Economic and Narcotics (CEN) Police after realising he had been extorted.

Reportedly, the complainant, a resident of Seshadripuram, had checked into a Koramangala hotel on 3 November for personal reasons. While there, he looked up spa services online and got in touch with a woman who identified herself as Anshi Achari. She agreed to visit his hotel room, as per a report by Deccan Herald (DH).

On arrival, the woman, wearing a face mask, asked him about the servi...