Moradabad, Nov. 23 -- Moradabad police have arrested a husband-wife duo for allegedly running a honey-trap extortion racket that targeted men through social media. The gang used fake profiles to lure victims, record compromising videos of them, and then blackmail them for money.
The arrested accused have been identified as Wasim and his wife Muskan, police said on Saturday.
According to the police, the case came to light after a woman lodged a complaint stating that her husband, Naseem, had been trapped through a pre-planned honey-trap and extorted of Rs 1.6 lakh.
The accused later threatened to leak his video online and even file a false rape case if he failed to pay more money.
Acting on the complaint, police arrested Wasim and Muskan...