Mumbai, Aug. 20 -- Police registered a criminal case against a cyber fraud gang for allegedly blackmailing a 34-year-old woman with an obscene video after being targeted through a fake marriage proposal on a matrimonial website.
The woman, a resident of Byculla in south Mumbai, had registered her profile on a bride-groom platform, received a call on August nine from an individual, claiming to be interested in marriage.
Gaining her trust over multiple conversations, the man later made a video call and asked her to undress. When she initially refused, he convinced her by falsely promising marriage. The woman complied, after which the accused recorded the video.
Soon after, the man began threatening her with the footage and demanded money, ...