New Delhi, June 24 -- It began like countless digital romances- a swipe on a dating app, some casual chatting and spending some good moments together.
But for 24-year-old Ankit Kumar Kain from Shahdara, what seemed like the beginning of a modern love story quickly unraveled into a chilling case of sextortion, exposing a well-planned cybercrime racket operating behind fake profiles and stolen identities.
The bait was cast on 'QuakQuak,' a popular dating app. Ankit matched with a woman who introduced herself as 'Nandini.' Their conversation soon moved to WhatsApp, where she initiated a video call. On camera, the woman appeared nude while Ankit's face remained clearly visible - a setup designed to trap him. What he didn't know was that the c...