New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Delhi Police have busted an alleged traffic fraud and extortion syndicate that targeted traffic police personnel by threatening to circulate doctored videos, officials said on Tuesday.
According to the police, three accused, including the alleged mastermind, a 32-year-old woman from Samalkha in Haryana, have been arrested so far.
The case stems from an FIR registered at the Crime Branch police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
"The complaint was lodged by a Delhi Traffic Police official who alleged that he was extorted of Rs 1.20 lakh after being threatened with the release of an objectionable and fabricated video," said Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Br...