India, March 10 -- The Rajasthan police on Sunday busted a sextortion racket in the Mewat region of Deeg district and arrested at least 15 people in connection, senior officials aware of the matter said.

Bharatpur range inspector general of police (IGP) Rahul Prakash said that several police teams, based on specific information, raided multiple locations in the Mewat region and arrested 15 members of a gang allegedly involved in sextortion.

Raids were held at three villages - Pathrali, Rayawka and Haiwatka under police station Gopalgarh, said the IGP, adding that the police teams also recovered 61 ATM cards, card swiping machines, 33 mobiles, six computers and several laptops from their possession.

Police said the fraudsters used to ma...